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Table of Contents: Land Report (Number 8, Fall 1979)
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Our Energy Future: Soft Paths vs. Hard Paths
A recap of the summer energy course, where students constructed solar collectors and wind generators.
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Cooperative Program Explored
Outlines a developing partnership between The Land Institute and Emporia State University for student credit and research.
Fall Term Begins September 10
Introduces the new research associates and students joining the institute for the fall semester.
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Terry Evans is Arts Associate
Announces the appointment of Terry Evans to help create images that communicate the vision of a sustainable future.
Kansas Wesleyan Offers Environmental Studies Major
Details a new interdisciplinary major established in cooperation with The Land Institute.
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Fall Events: Wood Burning Workshop and Visitors’ Day
Provides schedules and registration information for upcoming educational workshops and public tours.
Page 6
“The Wholeness of Life and Things”
A summary of the “Prairie Roots/Human Roots” festival featuring speakers David Brower and Amory Lovins, the first Prairie Festival.
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Commenting on the Prairie
A Q&A session with Nick Fent and Wes Jackson discussing bison, grazing habits, and prairie ecology.
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A Gift to Your Children
Iralee Barnard reflects on the importance of preserving natural ecosystems such as the Great Smoky Mountains and the Tallgrass Prairie.
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First Steps on a Long Journey
Wes Jackson details research on perennial polyculture, specifically the Eastern Gamagrass experiments.
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Tending the Garden: The Summer of ’79
Dana Jackson shares the challenges of maintaining the organic garden, from coping with bindweed to harvesting for the winter.
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A Beacon of Hope: The International Year of the Child
An introduction to a special section dedicated to preserving a healthy environment for future generations.
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Women for the Earth
A collection of statements from seven women activists on their commitment to environmental and social change.
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Children (A Poem)
A poem by Harley Elliott exploring the mystery and beauty of children.
Our Children’s Inheritance
Remarks by David Brower on the diminishing natural legacy currently being left to the next generation.
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Energy from the Land
Charles Washburn analyzes the feasibility and land-use implications of producing transportation fuels from biomass.
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“Sinfuels” and the Environment
A critique of the proposed crash program for synthetic fuels and its potential environmental dangers.
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The Alternatives Network
Profiles of regional organizations, including The Ozark Institute, the Small Farm Energy Project, and Sunflower Power Company.
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Marked While Reading
Excerpts from the vintage “Friends of the Land” journal focusing on soil conservation and the relationship between man and nature.
