The State of The Land | Wes Jackson
2016 Prairie Festival
Wes Jackson gives a final update to the 2016 annual Prairie Festival and recounts 40 years of innovation, struggles, and collaboration, before introducing his successor as president, Fred Iutzi.
The Land, The People, and a Proper Economy | Wendell Berry
2016 Prairie Festival
Longtime friend of The Land Institute, Wendell Berry delivers the Strachan Donnelley Lecture on Conservation and Restoration at the 2016 annual Prairie Festival in Salina, Kansas.
This Movement: Getting There Together Panel
2016 Prairie Festival
A panel, led by David Orr, talks about how The Land Institute has operated within the context of a much larger movement. Joining David will be Ron Kroese, Fred Kirschenmann, Gary Nabhan, Jack Shoemaker, Jeffrey M. Filipiak and others.
The Scientific Research of The Land Institute
2016 Prairie Festival
The Land Institute lead scientists and research team update the 2016 annual Prairie Festival audience on our research and development focused on a new agriculture featuring perennial grains, oil seeds, and pulses (legumes) grown in mixtures.
For additional or background info about our work.
For more on our research partnerships.
Ecospheric Studies
2016 Prairie Festival
A panel discussion explores how The Land Institute is engaging, beyond researchers, with university and college professors intent on reshaping the education curriculum to explore and alter underlying presuppositions in order to support and sustain the work to be implemented. Bill Vitek, Aubrey Krug and Wes Jackson will talk of this new venture we call Ecosphere Studies.
For more information, visit our Ecosphere Studies page.
Training the Future Intern Panel
2016 Prairie Festival
Professor Michelle Mack, a former Land Institute intern and current board member, leads a conversation with prior Land Institute interns and graduate fellows about their experiences and ongoing commitments, including Russ Brehm, Karen Finley, Julia Olmstead, and others.
Of Ideas, An Organization Panel
2016 Prairie Festival
Four current and prior Land Institute board chairs, from 30 of our 40 years, converse about the core ideas of The Land Institute and what effect those ideas have had on the collective consciousness of the sustainable agriculture movement. Panelists include Mari Detrixhe, Angus Wright, Conn Nugent and Don Worster.
Nature Is the Final Measure | Wes Jackson
A conversation between Wes Jackson, Wendell Berry and Mark Bittman at Cooper Union in New York City.
Prairie Festival 2015 | Peter Kenmore
Peter Kenmore, now retired from his position as an agriculture entomologist at the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization, gives the Strachan Donnelley Lecture on Conservation and Restoration.
Prairie Festival 2015 | Wes Jackson
Wes Jackson, president of The Land Institute speaks at the 2015 Prairie Festival — Teach Us To Number Our Days
Prairie Festival 2015 | Allison Miller
Allison Miller, associate professor of biology at St. Louis University, talks about a joint project with The Land Institute to create a global inventory of perennial plants that might be suitable for domestication.
Prairie Festival 2015 | Dornith Doherty
Photographer Dornith Doherty, the artist for the 2015 Prairie Festival, talks about her work.