> EARTH DAY FESTIVAL
>
> Sunday, April 22, afternoon from 1-5 pm on Central Campus there will be an
> outdoor festival celebrating the first Earth Day of the Century. We would
> love to see the entire Grinnell community come out to celebrate this
> glorious day!
>
> Events include:
> 1pm- a reading of the Lorax by Trinity Zan
> 2pm- Concert: David Rogers, folk singer
> 3pm- *Keynote Speach Jim Riddle, Organic Consumers Association
> 4pm- Campus Clean-up
> 5pm: Chili Picnic, Cleveland Beach
>
> *Jim Riddle, 1978 Grinnell College alum, has for the past 20 years been an
> organic farmer, gardener, inspector, educator, policy analyst, author, and
> consumer. He was founding president of the Independent Organic Inspectors
> Association, (IOIA), and co-author of the IFOAM/IOIA International Organic
> Inspection Manual. He has helped train hundreds of organic inspectors
> throughout the world. He is a member of the U.S. delegation to Codex, served
> on the board of the International Organic Accreditation Service, and chairs
> the Organic Trade Association's Accreditation Committee. Jim is co-author of
> the OTA's American Organic Standards. He chairs the Minnesota Department of
> Agriculture's Organic Advisory Task Force, and was instrumental in the
> passage of Minnesota's landmark organic certification cost-share program.
> Jim serves as secretary of the National Organic Standards Board, which
> advises the USDA on organic agriculture policies. Jim is a dedicated
> environmentalist, homesteader, and family man.
>
> Sponsored by Environmental Action Group and Free the Planet!
> Alternative Rain Venue: Harris Concert Hall

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