Rural Legacy newsletter for August 2015 is here, just click on the Newsletters tab above! We hope you enjoy it. Please feel free to share & encourage others to subscribe. Thank you & enjoy the rest of summer! Heather & Mel
Author Archives: WLL
USDA’s Women in Agriculture Newsletter
Several Iowa faces are included in the inaugural issue of USDA’s Women in Agriculture newsletter: Hamilton SWCD Commissioner Jean Eells and FarmHer’s Marji Guyler-Alaniz on page 2, and on page 4 you’ll find Indiana NRCS’s Jamie Seeman Shonkwiler, a Grundy County native. Check it out here!
May Newsletter
Our May newsletter is posted on the Newsletters page. Lots of news from around the state & great events coming up. Plus we introduce Mel’s Musings column from our WLL Coordinator. Have a great week!
February Newsletter
Our February newsletter has been posted to our newsletter page. Enjoy!
November Newsletter
Our November newsletter is posted. We are celebrating 10 years!!! Please be sure to check out our new job posting for a WLL Coordinator. Spread the word! We have it posted in the previous blog post, in the newsletter, but you can also go straight to the source by clicking here. Have a BEAUTIFUL day,Continue reading “November Newsletter”
Looking for Qualified Applicants for New WLL Coordinator
Got a passion for Women, Land and Legacy? Want to help spread that passion? You could be the new WLL Coordinator! The new WLL Coordinator will be responsible for the daily WLL operations of the WLL, promote growth of WLL throughout Iowa, and provide outreach to the local teams to help them be more sustainable.Continue reading “Looking for Qualified Applicants for New WLL Coordinator”
WLL Resource Webinar
Earlier this week, our State Team held a webinar to share resources available to the local teams. The event was recorded and may be viewed online at https://connect.extension.iastate.edu/p4hzra5fcn3/ We are excited to share the complete new toolboxes with our local teams later in the summer!
May Issue of Rural Legacy is Here
The quarterly issue of our newsletter, Rural Legacy is here. Sorry for the delay! It may be found by clicking on Newsletters. Enjoy!
Howard County WLL
Howard County’s Women, Land, and Legacy group saw a great turnout of 32 people for a tour of the Cresco Regional Health Services hospital on Thursday, April 10th, 2014. Connie Kuennen started off the meeting with information about the “Create Tomorrow’s Care” campaign. Steve Burke and Brenda Moser gave a walking tour, highlighting 18,000 squareContinue reading “Howard County WLL”
Sneak Peek!
A new book called “Women Redefining the Experience of Food Insecurity: Life Off the Edge of the Table” will soon be released by Lexington Books. We were able to get a sneak peak at Chapter 11, titled “Labor and Leadership: Women in U.S. Community Food Organizing” and correspond with authors Christine Porter and LaDonna RedmondContinue reading “Sneak Peek!”