SILT Showcase Day Answers Landowner Questions
Landowners wishing to leave a legacy of healthy food farming will gather Wed., Aug. 28 from 1-4 pm at E and E Blazek farm in Lawler, IA.
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 [...]
SILT Receives 63 Acres in Johnson County
SILT founders Paul Durrenberger and Suzan Erem signed over the deed to their 63 acres just north of Iowa City at a reception attended by county supervisors and staff, SILT advisers and friends at the Iowa City Public Library Oct. 4. They will continue to manage the property under a reserve life estate agreement, but the land itself belongs to SILT. See stories on Iowa Public Radio and in the Iowa City Press-Citizen. Application are Now Closed. Sign up for SILT updates to learn who has been chosen for this opportunity! Application Details "We've applied so much [...]