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Thu, Nov 13, 2025 8:00 am CST - 6:30 pm CST
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
An Agriculture + Architecture Hootenanny
Explore the intersection of sustainable agriculture and architecture with The Land Institute, WashU Sam Fox School of Architecture, and Kansas...
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Fri, Dec 12, 2025 3:10 pm CST - 4:00 pm CST
Ames, Iowa, USA
Iowa Nutrient Research Center Water Quality Seminar
Brandon Schlautman, Lead Scientist in the Perennial Legumes program at The Land Institute, will participate in the Iowa Nutrient Research...
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Sat, Dec 13, 2025 10:00 am CST - 12:30 pm CST
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Prairie Prophecy film screening and panel discussion
Join Perennial Films for a screening of Prairie Prophecy, a documentary that takes viewers on a journey through the life...
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Fri, Sep 25, 2026 - Sun, Sep 27, 2026
Salina, Kansas, USA
Prairie Festival 2026
Save the date for Prairie Festival 2026, when we’ll celebrate The Land Institute’s 50th anniversary. Fill out the form below,...
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Wed, Sep 24, 2025 12:00 pm EST – 12:45 pm EST
New York City, New York, USA
9th NYC Green School Conference – Session 5
Aubrey Streit Krug, Director of the Perennial Cultures Lab at The Land Institute, is speaking on the panel “Greening Campuses – Sustainable Infrastructure for Inclusive…
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Sat, Sep 20, 2025 12:00 pm CST – 10:00 pm CST
Alton, Illinois, USA
Mississippi Earthtones Festival
Alton Main Street, the Sierra Club Illinois’ Three Rivers Project, and the Jacoby Arts Center are hosting the 19th annual Mississippi Earthtones Festival on Saturday,…
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Tue, Sep 16, 2025 8:30 am CST – 2:45 pm CST
Fargo, North Dakota, USA
NDSU Cover Crop Field Day
North Dakota State University (NDSU) is hosting a field day on September 16, 2025, to discuss the benefits of cover crops, perennial crops like Kernza®,…
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Fri, May 2, 2025 12:00 pm CST – 1:00 pm CST
Webinar: Successful Rotations for Regenerative Organic Cultivated Crops
The South Dakota Specialty Producers Association is hosting Kernza grower Luke Peterson for a webinar where he will share insights into the power of diverse…
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Fri, May 2, 2025 12:00 am CST – Sat, May 3, 2025 11:59 pm CST – All day
Millfest 2025
The annual Millfest event will be held again this year on Friday, May 2, and Saturday, May 3, in Lindsborg, Kansas, to celebrate the only…
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Wed, Apr 30, 2025 6:00 pm CST – 8:00 pm CST
A Prairie Conversation with Wes Jackson and Friends: April 30, 2025
Kansas Wesleyan University and The Land Institute are co-hosting the next iteration of the ongoing event “A Prairie Conversation,” this time with The Land Institute’s…
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