Jack -- How fortunate you were able to get her!  I have heard her in
meetings, and look forward to hearing her speak Saturday.     Jo
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From: Jack Eastman <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Sierra Club Annual Dinner Keynote Speaker change
Date: Tue, Oct 8, 2002, 11:15 AM


For unforeseen reasons the original keynote speaker for the Sierra Club
Annual Dinner cancelled. Sometimes good things result from what appears an
unfortunate situation. Our new speaker is Laura Jackson, Conservation
Biologist at the University of Northern Iowa. She has just come out with a
new book which she edited with her mother,  Dana Jackson. Dana, is the
Associate Director of the Land Stewardship Project in Minnesota. Their book
is titled: The Farm as Natural Habitat: Reconnecting Food Systems with
Ecosystems.

To find out more about the book you can go to:
www.landstewardshipproject.org/programs-agroecobook.html

Laura is bursting with insights concerning the way we grow food and how that
has repercussions on nature, the environment, and on us.  Her studies have
led her to solutions that are surprisingly simple and effective. Laura is a
breath of fresh air and you won't want to miss this opportunity to hear her
speak.

If you haven't yet purchased a ticket, contact Jack Eastman at
[log in to unmask] or 641.469.5760