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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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Thu, Oct 17, 2024 5:00 pm CST – 5:00 pm CST
Kernza® Beer Release Party: Broken Clock Brewing and Friends of the Misssissippi River
Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative and partners Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) are hosting a Kernza® beer release party in Minneapolis, MN, on October 17th…
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Mon, Oct 14, 2024 7:30 pm CST – 8:30 pm CST
Agricultural Innovation in Moments of Crisis: Notes from the Fertile Crescent
Dr. Omar Tesdell, Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at Birzeit University in Palestine and research partner of The Land Institute, will be speaking…
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Wed, Sep 11, 2024 6:00 pm CST – 8:00 pm CST
A Prairie Conversation With Wes Jackson and Friends
Kansas Wesleyan University and The Land Institute are co-sponsoring an event discussing the positive impacts of perennial agriculture with guest Wes Jackson, Co-Founder of The…
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Wed, Aug 21, 2024 11:30 am CST – 12:30 pm CST
Sustainable Phosphorus Alliance Webinar Series
The Sustainable Phosphorus Alliance is hosting a webinar series on August 21st, which will cover the topic of urine diversion and resource recovery. This session…
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Sun, Aug 18, 2024 3:00 pm CST – 4:15 pm CST
Sustainable Agricultural Production of Grain Ingredients for Brewing – Winter Barley and Kernza
This year’s 2024 World Brewing Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota will contain a session exploring the use of novel grains for brewing that provide substantial environmental benefits…
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Sat, Aug 17, 2024 10:00 am CST – 2:00 pm CST
Summer Fun at the Farm: Kernza® & Perennial Grains
The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum will host Summer Fun at the Farm: Kernza® & Perennial Grains. Come celebrate the unfolding harvest season, the work of Minnesota…
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