Rootstalk Prairie Journal

Rootstalk supports the Center for Prairie Studies at Grinnell College by telling the stories of the prairie region through prose, poetry, images, and sounds.

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Sign up for Grinnell College's Center for Prairie Studies mailing list ([email protected]) to learn more about events, opportunities relating to nature, culture, and their intersection, past and present, in the prairie region of North America!

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Did you know the average age of Iowa farmers is nearing 60 and the price of farmland is rising? Learn more about the struggles of a new farmer from Beth Hoffman’s book “Bet the Farm: The Dollars and Sense of Growing Food in America” (2021)

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Check out Mariah Manilov's essay on her experiences at the Iowa Lakeside Laboratory in Milford, Iowa.

https://t.co/Zg2LMZ6X3b

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What could be the legacy of an old house? An attic with forgotten heirlooms? Antique furniture left behind? Or customary visits from furry friends? Check out what Sam Pérez has to say about her new place on the prairie.

https://t.co/Nv3KwVIOe9

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You know what time of the year it is – road trip season! This is the best way to know what’s compelling, beautiful, and sui generis about the prairie region.

https://t.co/TPDeadc69j

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Come hear James Colbert’s talk on “Iowa’s Lost Lichens” and learn about opportunities to study Iowa’s ecology at Iowa Lakeside Lab for the upcoming Summer. (Date: Thursday, April 7th. Location: Science 2021, 12 p.m.)

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Poetry about our beloved prairies during late-winter season with prospects for a vigorous spring — all in “A Grammar for Snow” by Richard Luftig.

https://t.co/i0u7xpVtLq

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They’re sweet, they’re furry, they don’t usually sting — they’re our friends 🐝! This poem dedicated to an amazing insect that is an important pollinator and also provides us with food.

https://t.co/rSmfeV8Bfn

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Want to learn how to carve traditional wooden spoons from green wood using a variety of axes and knives? Sessions happen every Friday from 3-5 p.m @ Grinnell College Garden and in inclement weather inside the former church located on Elm Street north of the garden.

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Join artist Walker Bell in a workshop to create Quilt Boards. The opening session starts on Sunday, April 10, 2022, from 3 – 5 p.m.; other sessions run through the week. Sign up here: https://t.co/pR1J7pteDJ (spots are limited).

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Come explore with Kamyar ​Enshayan the dimensions of how we as citizens ​should evaluate promises of ​quick-fix solutions to our energy needs and what we must do instead. His talk will be on Wednesday, March 2 at 7:30 pm in HSSC A1231.

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What’s happening next Thursday: Come ​hear James Colbert’s talk on Iowa’s Lost Lichens and learn about opportunities at Iowa Lakeside Lab for the upcoming Summer. (Date: Thursday, February 24, 2022. Location: Science 2021, 12 p.m.)

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Lisa Schulte Moore, Iowa State University ecologist, awarded a MacArthur "genius" award, published a piece with Drake Larson and John Tyndall on “How Should Iowa’s Agricultural Landscape Look?” https://t.co/4X4HIOhhiN

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“While I carve, I am stepping away, however briefly, from the world of mass-production in plastic, metal, ceramic, paper, fiber, and wood…” This is a collection of Jon Andelson’s spoons, read more about why Andelson carves spoons here: https://t.co/WM4DBHLSLU

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Learn more about the governing structures developed by the Lakota oyates and the roles and responsibilities of their socially-sanctioned offices, or positions at https://t.co/0HPwQicJ6J #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth

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Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! 'Gather' (@gatherfilm) is an illuminating documentary that intimately explores Native Americans' fight to reclaim their identities through food sovereignty, and it's available to book today. Link here: https://t.co/7EmPzh8zNP

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Kandi White is a leading voice in the fight to bring visibility to the effects of climate change and environmental injustice in North America’s indigenous communities. Read her article on ‘Violence Against the Earth is Violence Against Women’ https://t.co/n6in7FI2da

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Stephanie Snow is a writer and musician. She is part of a group that has been nominated for several categories in the Native American Music Awards. Here is one of Snow’s poems: https://t.co/MXIcVNW1ab

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On November 11 at 4pm (JRC 101), join a roundtable conversation on "Campus Sustainability". Panelists will each briefly present updates on aspects of campus sustainability. There will be ample time for comments and questions from the audience.

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On November 11, join Prof. Charles Connerly’s lecture on “Why Is Iowa So White?” at 11:00am in HSSC A1231