Gary Brever of Ploughshare Farm, which was named 2009 Edible Twin Cities' Local Hero for Best Farm, will be speaking on air with Diane Veale-Jones, who has recently moved from the nutrition department at CSB/SJU to the growing environmental studies department, before everyone's favorite DJ, Mark Wheat, spins a few tunes and Chris Koza performs live.
Whoa!!!
I worked on Gary's farm and lived with him and his family in Parkers Prairie, MN one summer not so long ago, getting my hands dirty and my mind into the practice and business of organic/sustainable farming. The days and weeks were long, but so rewarding, and my time at Ploughshare has instilled in me a dedication to the communities of people working hard for healthy food, ecosystems, and local economies. Additionally, Gary brought to it his passion for social justice, something that was clearly intertwined with food and poverty in the senior seminar course I took with...you guessed it...Diane Veale-Jones!
I'll try to make it, but I'll be dropping John off at the airport for his spring break in the Mountains for the first half, so I hope you catch it all and fill me in. It will be fun to catch up with old friends...and maybe sneak in some syruping in the Arboretum's sugar bush for old time's sake.
See the MPR page about the event, co-presented by the Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/about/press/releases/release.php?ftrv_ident=2010/03/15/currentnight
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