thanks everyone for all your wonderful help, support, and company at our fun-raising event this past saturday! i think we all had a lot of fun and we made about $2,500 to help put new roofs on our buildings and hopefully help the farm to clinic program get up and running this year.

just to let you know about 2 upcoming things at the farm -
april 23 workday
tomorrow, saturday, we'll be planting all day and could use any help. there's a morning shift - 9-noon, a potluck lunch, and an afternoon shift 1-5. it should be a lovely day, the fruit trees are in bloom and it's beautiful on the farm. There's a lot to plant (and there might be a few weeds to hoe also) and we'd love to see you.

(imagine a nice poster here)

april 30 - biodynamic demo
NOTE CHANGE OF LOCATION!! -- Now at Helen Gunderson's house, 1626 Burnett in Ames, instead of being at the farm. (Due to rainy weather).
Robert Karp will be in town and he will be speaking Friday night on campus and will be doing a little workshop/demonstration with us at Helen Gunderson's house on saturday afternoon. Sat april 30, workshop 1-2:30.

call with any quesitons
peace
alice mcgary
515-460-1467

here's the info from the poster
Spirituality and Sustainable
Agriculture: Weaving a New
Narrative for the Earth
In honor of Dick Thompson and the founding
generation of Practical Farmers of Iowa
Friday, April 29, 7:00 p.m.
Iowa State University
Agronomy Building, Room 2020
Ames, IA
Sponsored by:
Ames Rudolf Steiner Study Group, Practical Farmers
of Iowa, and the Biodynamic Association
Farming and Gardening from the
Heart of Nature: An Introduction
to Biodynamic Agriculture and the
Biodynamic Preparations
Short presentation and hands-on farm activity
Saturday, April 30, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
*Potluck at noon for acquaintances of Robert
(NOTE NEW LOCATION)
1626 Burnett
Ames, IA
Two Agricultural Talks with Robert Karp
About the presenter:
Robert Karp is a social entrepreneur inspired by the insights of Rudolf Steiner and working
in the areas of biodynamic, organic and sustainable agriculture; local food systems
development; community building; and alternative finance. Robert is the co-director of
the Biodynamic Association, the founder of New Spirit Farmland Partnerships and a former
Executive Director of Practical Farmers of Iowa.