A year-end tribute to soil
How important soil is to life! 95 percent of our food comes from soil. It is a natural resource that needs to be protected way… Read More →
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Celebrating climate land leadership in 2023Celebrating climate land leadership in 2023
We have much to report about our year! The land stewards in the Climate Land Leaders Initiative built soil health, increased biodiversity and protected water… Read More →
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Pinhook Farm 2023 ups and downsPinhook Farm 2023 ups and downs
Climate Land Leader Seth Watkins shared this update with the cohort on our December 2023 call. Seth is a fourth-generation farmer in Southwest Iowa. I’ve… Read More →
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Art from the land: Botanical printmaking on the Geyer FarmArt from the land: Botanical printmaking on the Geyer Farm
Integrating art – visual, written word, film and more – has been an important element of the Climate Land Leaders initiative since it began. Engaging… Read More →
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Checking the health status of our planetChecking the health status of our planet
Climate Land Leader Dick Sloan wrote the following piece, which was published in the Cedar Rapids, IA Gazette on October 7, 2023. I visited my… Read More →
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CRP and “a cause to celebrate”CRP and “a cause to celebrate”
Climate Land Leader Helen Gunderson recently shared this celebratory update from her farm in Pocahontas County, IA. “Following my grandfather’s death in 1956, our family… Read More →
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Earl Duward Rodgers on sounds you no longer hearEarl Duward Rodgers on sounds you no longer hear
Climate Land Leader Sylvia Spalding is helping her father write his memoirs. In response to a prompt we issued earlier this year, Sylvia asked her… Read More →
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Five favorite photosFive favorite photos
We’ve collected a lot of photos over our Initiative’s first three years – Climate Land Leaders hot and sweaty planting trees, exploring the diversity of… Read More →
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Faithful farmer: Jane SheyFaithful farmer: Jane Shey
Climate Land Leader Jane Shey of Algona, IA was profiled in Iowa Interfaith Power & Light’s “Faithful Farmer” series. Reprinted with permission. What do you… Read More →
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Two women, two grains: Millet and Kernza have captured the attention of these farmersTwo women, two grains: Millet and Kernza have captured the attention of these farmers
With an eye toward climate resiliency and new markets, Climate Land Leaders Naima Dhore and Wendy Johnson are diversifying their farming operations with small grains… Read More →
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A communal response to climate changeA communal response to climate change
This is a guest blog post from Lina “Mama Tshutshu” Nyaronge, Community Connector at Sharing Our Roots and Climate Land Leader. It is the final… Read More →
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“Our vegetables are a delicacy here”“Our vegetables are a delicacy here”
This is a guest blog post from Lina “Mama Tshutshu” Nyaronge, Community Connector at Sharing Our Roots and Climate Land Leader. It is the second… Read More →