IN THIS POST-
1. upcoming events
2. We totally need volunteer help!!

YOGA CANCELLED today, but more fun to come...

Due to our current AIR QUALITY ALERT, we are cancelling our outdoor yoga today. Please take care of yourselves, and our planet!
We have so many great events coming up -

FUN EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES----------------------
INTERN CELEBRATION
Wed. July 19th, 6pm, on the farm
Potluck and fun - Help us appreciate our amazing team of interns this season: Anya, Jasper, Ariana, Rowan, Jess - we are so grateful for their curiosity, enthusiasm, passion, creativity, teamwork, and general fantasticness!!

AMIE'S BOOK EVENT
When: Thurs, July 20 at 7 PM
Where: Dog-Eared Books
It's free, all are welcome, and there will be tasty drinks and a fun conversation about Iowa nature and history -
our very own Amie Adams wrote The Observer: The Life and Writings of Bernt Olaf Wolden in partnership with the Iowa Master Naturalists and Emmet County Conservation in Northwest Iowa. The book is part-biography, part-anthology, all tribute to Olaf Wolden, a 19th century Iowa naturalist.

MORE BOOK EVENT INFO

YOGA ON THE FARM -
July 30th, 9am
Aug 6th 5pm

FLOWER EVENT
AUGUST 5, 5:30pm - Potluck and Flower Arranging

SEED SAVING CLASS at Ames Public Library
AUGUST 26, 2-3:30pm - Alice is teaching a seed saving workshop along with the library, Ames Repair Cafe, the Master Gardeners, and the new SEED LIBRARY PROJECT !!

CLASSES - WE are still having regular classes, mostly on Wednesday afternoons - please reach out to Alice if you are interested in learning more.

PODCAST The Art of Climate Dialogue: Stories from Iowa
(listen to this podcast featuring super amazing creative Iowans, and also me, alice?!?!)
Produced by The EcoTheatre Lab
A podcast series featuring thirteen conversations with artists, farmers, community-engaged researchers, and community organizers and activists who have used arts and storytelling strategies to talk about climate change and agriculture in Iowa. Through this podcast, interviewees share these strategies so that listeners can implement them in their own communities. Find the podcast at https://www.ecotheatrelab.com/the-art-of-climate-dialogue.

FINALLY, WE TOTALLY NEED HELP ON THE FARM!!!

We have been shorthanded this month, and we would love help catching up. Come at a regular time or we can schedule something around you.

- We need help at our HARVESTS- we need both emergency helpers, and new regular harvesters - you get a box of veggies and it's very fun (tuesday and/or friday mornings)

- we need help WEEDING - Wednesday and Saturday mornings are great times to help us weed!

RSVP BY EMAIL OR TEXT - 978-471-8414

Thanks all!
peace
alice mcg
mustard seed community farm
978-471-8414