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Our Relationship to Land
By Susan Pohl (she/her)
Most Iowans are aware of our agricultural heritage. Our land is
our promise, our destiny, and our responsibility. What is your
relationship to the land?
The Plymouth Creation Care & Justice committee is asking that
question. We urge you to explore your feelings, faith, and cares
regarding your relationship to the land. In that light, we have
compiled a list of resources to help you explore. We intend to
sponsor opportunities to discuss our relationship to the land in
the coming months.
Books:
• “Sacrifice State: Iowa Voices on Environment and Justice” a
compilation of Iowan’s reflections on the land, from the Drake
Community Press and the Iowa Environmental Council
• “Tending Iowa’s Land: Pathways to a Sustainable Future”
by Cornelia F. Mutel, editor
• “The River Knows: How Water and Land Will Shape Our
Future” by Neil D. Hamilton
• “The Land Remains: A Midwestern Perspective on Our Past
and Future” by Neil D. Hamilton
• “Braiding Sweet Grass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific
Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants” by Robin Wall
Kimmerer
• “The Seed Keeper” a novel by Diane Wilson
• “Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America’s
Food Industry” by Austin Frerick
• “Wastelands: The True Story of Farm Country on Trial” by
Corban Addison
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Events:
September 24-26:
The Iowa Environmental Council’s Annual Conference
Sept. 24 at the Drake University Campus will
coincide with the Harkin Institute Symposium
Sept. 25-26 and IEC’s PROH2O event on Sept.
26. Learn more: iaenvironment.org/conference.
October 9-10:
Iowa Nature Summit 2024 at Drake University Olmsted
Center. Sponsored by Drake University with Neil Hamilton.
Learn more: iowanature.org
October 20:
Lecture and book signing with Corban Addison, author of
“Wastelands: The True Story of Farm Country on Trial”.
The event at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, is free and
sponsored by the University of Iowa Center for
Human Rights, Hubbell Environmental Law
Initiative and the Iowa City Book Festival.
Learn more: uichr.uiowa.edu/event/143446/0
Webinars:
Hubbell Environmental Law:
Watch for upcoming events to be posted on the sites:
sustainability.hubbell.com and heli.law.uiowa.edu.
