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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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Mon, Apr 21, 2025 12:00 am CST – Sun, Apr 27, 2025 11:59 pm CST – All day
Prairie Prophecy Premiere and Earth Week Events
BUY TICKETS NOW! We invite you to attend the World Premiere of Prairie Prophecy, the feature documentary about the life and life’s work of Wes Jackson, renowned…
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Wed, Feb 26, 2025 6:00 pm CST – 8:00 pm CST
A Prairie Conversation: Kansas Wesleyan Unviersity & The Land Institute
The third installment of the “A Prairie Conversation” series, co-hosted by Kansas Wesleyan University and The Land Institute, is coming to Salina, Kansas, on February…
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Tue, Jan 28, 2025 12:00 pm CST – 1:00 pm CST
Perennial Groundcover Series: Iowa State University
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Fri, Jan 24, 2025 12:00 am MST – Sat, Jan 25, 2025 11:59 pm MST – All day
Western Colorado Soil Health, Food, and Farm Forum
Hunter Doyle, Intermountain West Agronomist at The Land Institute, will present on The Land Institute’s perennial grain research initiatives at the Western Colorado Soil Health,…
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Sun, Dec 8, 2024 12:00 pm EST – 3:00 pm EST
2nd High Country Grains Gathering
Appalachian State University is hosting the 2nd High Country Grains Gathering this weekend in Boone, NC, to celebrate and strengthen the regional grain chain. This…
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Wed, Dec 4, 2024 11:30 am CST – 1:00 pm CST
Climate Crisis Series: Solutions & The Path Forward
The Land Institute’s President, Rachel Stroer, will speak at a Kansas City, MO, climate series focused on solutions and the path forward. This panel discussion…
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