“Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Culturally-Informed Improvement” | Aubrey Streit Krug | 2023 Agroforestry Symposium
During Mizzou Agroforestry’s 2023 Agroforestry Symposium, Aubrey Streit Krug, Director of Ecosphere Studies at The Land Institute, introduced several researchers who presented on the cultural and ecological dynamics associated with perennial crop improvement and the land in which perennial crops are grown.
“Perennial Partnerships” | Tessa Peters | 2023 Agroforestry Symposium
Tessa Peters, Director of Crop Stewardship at The Land Institute, discusses producer-informed research and on-farm integration of perennial grain crops at the 2023 Agroforestry Symposium hosted by Mizzou Agroforestry.
Prairie Festival 2022 – Remnant Agro-ecology: Notes from the Fertile Crescent
“Remnant Agro-ecology: Notes from the Fertile Crescent” was presented by Dr. Omar Tesdell, Associate Professor of Geography, Birzeit University, Palestine, at Prairie Festival 2022.
Prairie Festival 2022 – We Have Always Been at the Roots: The Black Farm Experience
“We Have Always Been at the Roots: The Black Farm Experience” – a panel conversation with the Kansas Black Farmer’s Association, hosted by Dr. JohnElla Holmes, Executive Director and President, and members Donna McClish, Web Davis, and Ryan Tenney at Prairie Festival 2022.
Prairie Festival 2022 – New Roots and Our Unthinkable Future
Rachel Stroer, President, The Land Institute, presents “New Roots and Our Unthinkable Future” at Prairie Festival 2022.
Prairie Festival 2022 – Un Mango Grows in Kansas
Huascar Medina, Poet Laureate of Kansas, presents the Perennial Strachan and Vivian Donnelley Family Keynote Address “Un Mango Grows in Kansas” at Prairie Festival 2022.
Prairie Festival 2022 – In Real Time: Chronicles of a Fate Unknown
“In Real Time: Chronicles of a Fate Unknown” – A conversation with Alexia Leclercq, grassroots organizer and Co-Founder of Start:Empowerment, and Stan Cox, Research Fellow, Ecosphere Studies, The Land Institute, at Prairie Festival 2022.
Prairie Festival 2022 – Back to the Land: How to Live in the World without Destroying It
“Back to the Land: How to Live in the World without Destroying It” was presented by Eric Schlosser, Journalist, Filmmaker, and Author of Fast Food Nation, at Prairie Festival 2022.
Prairie Festival 2022 – Updates on Progress Toward a Perennial Future
“Updates on Progress Toward a Perennial Future” was a presentation by The Land Institute’s Dr. Tim Crews, Chief Scientist, and Dr. Aubrey Streit Krug, Director of Ecosphere Studies, at Prairie Festival 2022.
Prairie Festival 2022 – evolve | become: works on paper from the Konza Prairie
“evolve | become: works on paper from the Konza Prairie” was a presentation by Erin Wiersma, Prairie Festival Featured Artist at Prairie Festival 2022.
Prairie Festival 2022 – The Old Future is Gone
Prairie Festival 2022 – The Old Future is Gone – A conversation with Eric Schlosser, Journalist, Author, and Filmmaker, and Wes Jackson, Co-Founder and President Emeritus of The Land Institute.
Prairie Festival 2022 – Opening Remarks
Rachel Stroer, President of The Land Institute kicks off Prairie Festival 2022 in the Big Barn.