Symphony of the Soil: Film and Discussion with Deborah Koons Garcia
Wednesday, 28 Mar 2012 at 6:00 pm – 2245 Coover Hall
Symphony of the Soil is a multi-film project that explores the world of soil, including how it is formed, its life cycle, human uses and misuses in agriculture, and soil's role in addressing global environmental problems. The project consists of the feature film as well as several short films on topics like dry farming, composting, soil-water relationships, and carbon sequestration. Deborah Koons Garcia's previous film, The Future of Food, was a documentary about genetically modified foods. It is credited with helping pass Mendocino County, California's Measure H, which bans the planting of genetically engineered crops. Though Garcia is an accomplished filmmaker and runs her own production company, Lily Films, she is better known as the widow of Jerry Garcia, the legendary Grateful Dead lead singer and guitarist who died in 1995.Official website: www.symphonyofthesoil.com
Click here for a campus map showing Coover Hall. Metered parking is available west of the Armory. Additional parking is available north and west of Town Engineering, and west of the College of Design and the Biorenewables Research Laboratory.
Cosponsored By:
- Agronomy
- Graduate Program in Sustainable Agriculture
- Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication
- Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
- UNI Center for Energy and Environmental Education
- World Affairs
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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