This region includes Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota.

GET CONNECTED

Contact Sue DeBlieck, your Regional Coordinator, who will get you on board!

Regional Coordinator
Sue DeBlieck
susandeb@iastate.edu
515-294-2892

Events
**Farm Squash Extravaganza. Spend three days at Featherstone Farm in the beautiful bluff country outside of Rushford, Minnesota. You and other volunteers will help out with Featherstone’s squash harvest, eat delicious local food, learn about organic agriculture and Fair Trade from local experts and enjoy biking, canoeing and relaxing in the scenic Root River area.

You can come to one or both sessions, Sept. 15-17 and 18-20, 2008. Volunteers will help out with the squash harvest and other farm work for 5-6 hours per day, eat food prepared by brilliant chefs from Lucia’s and the Birchwood Café and participate in fun recreational activities. On Sept. 20, Featherstone will host a Harvest Celebration for the general public featuring music and food.

Registration is open until August 10. Please email us at info@localfairtrade.org or call 612-418-4811 to sign up or for more information.

Featherstone Farm: http://www.featherstonefarm.com/

**Prairie Fest at the Land Institute
September 26-28, 2008

This year Barbara Kingsolver and Steven Hopp will be presenting along with Wes Jackson and other folks at the Land Institute. This is a great conference for camping, talking about agriculture and enjoying good food.

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