Yearly Archives: 2019

We Invite You to Build a Fairer Iowa

The days are short, the dark is cold, the stars are bright. It’s time for inside work. My inside work today is a story about trust, a story that includes you and that does not end today. In November 2014, twenty-five people came together in Perry IA to decide whether or not to launch the Sustainable Iowa Land Trust. They represented 25 leaps of faith. Bill Stowe, Denise O’Brien, Fred Kirschenmann, Cornelia and Jan Flora - people who had spent their lives creating an Iowa that offered a fair shake for every person. They knew that justice – from [...]

2020-02-04T11:12:47-06:00December 28th, 2019|News|Comments Off on We Invite You to Build a Fairer Iowa

A New Farming Family in Decorah

Andy and Betsy Boone and their children moved onto SILT's Luzum Heritage Farm in 2018. They are making a new life with their pigs, sheep and chickens. Their children are growing up in a healthy, clean, natural world. It's a way for natural food consumers to be sure they'll always have access to quality food. Support SILT today and become a part of new lives on new farms.

2020-02-04T11:13:29-06:00December 5th, 2019|News|Comments Off on A New Farming Family in Decorah

SILT Matters – A Word from Our President

SILT is bringing equity, justice and diversity to Iowa's landscape. SILT President Stuart Valentine, a financial adviser from Fairfield, IA, explains how. SILT Makes Sense. Donate today because it's the only way. "[SILT] lowers that barrier of entry for that new regenerative farmer to get on the land. We want to see Iowa become a model of regenerative agriculture rather than what it is today which you might think of as extractive agriculture."

2019-12-05T18:55:37-06:00December 5th, 2019|News|Comments Off on SILT Matters – A Word from Our President

Foodie Fest ’19 Draws 150 Guests Plus Candidates

SILT's Second Annual Foodie Fest drew an estimated 150 people to a locally-sourced meal at Embassy Suites Nov. 21st. SILT used the occasion to celebrate its first Growing Good Award, presented by Tom Wahl and Kathy Dice of Red Fern Farm to Practical Farmers of Iowa.  Speakers included Veggie Thumper Lyssa Wade, Mayor Frank Cownie and surprise guest Marianne Williamson, candidate for president. The evening included a number of video presentations of SILT farms and farmers and one landowner planning to donate an easement in 2020. SILT invited all candidates to speak at the reception, and US Senate Candidates Eddie [...]

2023-07-21T10:20:51-05:00October 15th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Foodie Fest ’19 Draws 150 Guests Plus Candidates

Ron and Karlene Humpal Donate 164 Acres

  Help SILT Find the Right Farmer - DONATE Today! Karlene and Ron Humpal stand in front of the 164 acres they donated to SILT in 2019. Ron and Karlene Humpal donated their 164-acre farm just five miles northwest of Decorah in 2019.  SILT now protects nine farms with a total of 935 acres through agricultural conservation easements and land donations. “This is for the future,” Ron Humpal said. “It’s to help protect the watershed. And it’s one way to get back to small farming.” Ron is the founder of a small business doing contract work for a [...]

2019-10-10T18:47:27-05:00October 10th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Ron and Karlene Humpal Donate 164 Acres

Raj Patel Draws Over 400 to Englert

Author and activist Raj Patel drew more than 425 people to The Englert Theatre Wednesday Oct. 2, despite rain storms and competing events. Guests heard the story of amazing women from Malawi and their impact on Iowa farmers they met when visiting America. Farmer Denise O'Brien, who appears in the documentary, moderated the Q and A with Mayor Jim Throgmorton and Raj Patel. Raj spent the next day visiting classes and meeting with professors at the University of Iowa before heading back to Austin. Iowa City resident Mark Weinstein won the Thanksgiving Dinner for 8 from Lucky Star Farm and [...]

2019-10-08T13:49:17-05:00October 8th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Raj Patel Draws Over 400 to Englert

Raj Patel Comes to Iowa City!

Internationally-renowned author and activist Raj Patel will speak at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City, Wed. Oct. 2, 2019 during the city's Book Festival. He will spend the following day meeting with students on the University of Iowa Campus. Seats still available for walk-ins! Mr. Patel will be showing rough cuts of his new documentary on climate change, inequality and hunger created from inspirational women leaders from their villages in Malawi and brought to the US by their drive to educate Americans about what climate change is doing to their country, their people and their children. Footage of Iowa farmers [...]

2019-08-08T14:51:11-05:00August 8th, 2019|News, sibling page sidebar|Comments Off on Raj Patel Comes to Iowa City!
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