Tuesday, February 20, two sessions: 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm.
“Agriculture”
Four brief chapters from Home Place: essays on Ecology by Stan Rowe.
Stan Rowe is a Canadian ecologist famed for his plain spoken words about the environment – and for his puns. A thoughtful look at what it means to live on the prairie and the role of agriculture in a place like ours.
Tuesday, February 27, two sessions: 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm.
"The WTO, NAFTA, CAFTA and the FTAA”
A chapter in From the Farm to the Table; What All Americans Need to Know about Agriculture.
Here is an inside look at the results of globalization, current free trade agreements and negotiating goals for future ‘free trade’ agreements.
From the new book by Gary Holthaus,* Administrative Director for Northern Plains Agriculture Society.
Tuesday March 6, two sessions: 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm
“Sustainability and Community”.
A chapter from Sustaining the Common Good by John B.Cobb, Jr.
John B.Cobb, Jr. is a historian and theologian who offers a careful analysis of the idea of community and what it takes to create a profound sense of it.
“Finding Food in Farm Country: Northwest Minnesota” The Executive Summary of a report by Ken Meter
Ken Meter is a scholar and consultant who had done important work in MN, helping us understand the dynamics of the economics of our food system.
REGISTRATION IS FREE. Materials (approximately 20-30 pages of text) for the meetings are free, and may be had from the Pelican Rapids Public Library during regular hours. To receive copies via snail mail or email call Gary Holthaus at 701 883-4304 or Annie Wrigg at the Pelican Library at 218 863-7055.
*Gary Holthaus is Administrative Director for Northern Plains Agriculture Society, and is discussion leader for this series. He comes from LaMoure ND for these meetings.
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