Yearly Archives: 2019

Thank you Decorah!

The weather was HOT, the beer COLD and the carnitas sizzling at Decorah's first SILTFest July 19!An estimated 100 people packed into Pulpit Rock Brewery to hear Eggen and Hippen play soulful acoustics. Emcee Kayla Koether and a rock star list of speakers explained what a landscape of permanent nature-friendly food farms means to them and how we're going to get there.Former NRCS National Director Paul Johnson talked about how silt and SILT hold it all together. Land donor Lyle Luzum explained what it meant to donate his heritage farm (and for his daughter Steph to donate her inheritance). Young [...]

2020-02-04T11:17:46-06:00July 22nd, 2019|News|Comments Off on Thank you Decorah!

SILT Solstice Party in Fairfield!

Join friends and neighbors from across Southeast Iowa at Jefferson County Ciderworks Wed. June 19 6:30-9:30 for what has quickly become an annual event - the SILT Solstice Party and Fundraiser! Support healthy food farms ringing our major cities. Food security, rural opportunity, better public health, cleaner water and air. SILT Friends Steve and Michaela Mclain will play their wonderful acoustic music and John Ikerd will once again motivate us to get out and do something! Suzan Erem from SILT will update everyone on the latest and greatest happening around the state. See the short video of Steve, Michaela, [...]

2024-01-09T09:34:22-06:00May 15th, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on SILT Solstice Party in Fairfield!

Greg Brown and Dave Moore Video from Spring Thaw

Greg Brown and Dave Moore gave one of their classic concerts at the iconic Mill in Iowa City March 29 to a full house, with all of the proceeds going to SILT thanks to the generosity of the musicians and event sponsor MidwestOne.  We LOVE these guys! Steve and Michaela Mclain and Jimmy Ryan of The Hit Men opened the night with original ballads and a few covers, setting the tone of high quality acoustic music for the evening. Between sets, young farmers Carolyn Scherf and William Kresse told the audience about their Chestnut Hill Cooperative on Johnson County's [...]

2024-02-08T11:36:27-06:00April 4th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Greg Brown and Dave Moore Video from Spring Thaw
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