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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, Jun 12, 2024 11:00 am EST – 11:40 am EST
Economist: Sowing Sustainability-Cultivating a Greener Future in Agriculture & Food
By 2050, the world will need 50% more energy and 40% more water to feed a population of more than 9bn, according to the Food…
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Thu, May 9, 2024 6:00 pm CST – 7:00 pm CST
“Toward a Perennial Future for the Prairie Region” – Hays Public Library
Aubrey Streit Krug, Director of the Perennial Cultures Lab at The Land Institute, will give a presentation titled “Toward a Perennial Future for the Prairie…
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Sat, May 4, 2024 6:30 pm CST – 8:30 pm CST
Silphium Film Expedition
Celebrate the work of The Land Institute & the students of Peabody/Burns High School through film and music this May 2024 with “The Silphium Plot”…
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Sat, May 4, 2024 9:00 am CST – 5:00 pm CST
Millfest 2024
The 1898 Smoky Valley Roller Mills is put into operation once a year for the annual Millfest hosted by the Lindsborg Old Mill and Swedish Heritage…
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Sat, Apr 27, 2024 11:30 am CST – 12:00 pm CST
Valuing Care Work in the Movement toward Perennial Agricultures: Bethel College Speaker Series
The Land Institute’s Aubrey Streit Krug and Amy June Breesman of the Perennial Cultures Lab will be giving a talk at Bethel College on April…
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Fri, Apr 26, 2024 11:30 am CST – 1:00 pm CST
The 45th Annual Conference of the Society of Ethnobiology
A roundtable discussion titled “When we listen, what can we hear? Foregrounding listening methods in ethnobotany” will take place at The 45th Annual Conference of…
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