Friends--
Please distribute widely. Invitations will be mailed to a variety of mailing
lists, including those from: National Catholic Rural Life Conference, Iowa
Natural Heritage Foundation, Humane Society of the US, Practical Farmers of
Iowa, and Iowa Environmental Council.
Teresa Opheim
Midwest Sustainable Ag Working Group


A CELEBRATION DINNER for the
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

We choose a sustainable future. The Leopold Center is providing vision and
leadership as we move toward a food and agricultural system that is
economically profitable, based on family farms, and environmentally sound.

$35
Monday, October 21
6 p.m. reception, 7 p.m. dinner and brief program
Hotel Fort Des Moines, 10th and Walnut in Des Moines

Please RSVP by October 14. Call Darlene at 515/270-2634 or send a $35 check
made payable to NCRLC, 4625 Beaver Avenue, Des Moines, IA  50310

$35 covers the cost of the celebration dinner. Contributions above that
amount are welcome and will be forwarded to the Leopold Center.

Sponsors: National Catholic Rural Life Conference, Midwest Sustainable
Agriculture Working Group, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, Drake University
Agricultural Law Center, Humane Society of the United States, Practical
Farmers of Iowa, Iowa Environmental Council, and Niman Ranch Pork Company.




Erin Jordahl
Director, Iowa Chapter Sierra Club
3839 Merle Hay Road, Suite 280
Des Moines, IA 50310
515-277-8868
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