You have really picked up the ball, Jack! I know I speak for many in saying, łThanks, for all you are doing!˛ Lyle On 10/8/02 11:15 a, "Jack Eastman" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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 > > >