Symphony of the Soil
Film Screening
Monday, 29 Sep 2014 at 8:00 pm – 1131 National Swine Research and Information Center
Symphony of the Soil is an artistic exploration of the miraculous substance soil. Drawing from ancient knowledge and cutting edge science, filmmaker Deborah Koons Garcia explores the complex and dynamic nature of this resource, including its relationships with water, the atmosphere, and plants and animals. The film also examines our human relationship with soil, the use and misuse of soil in agriculture, deforestation and development, and the latest scientific research on soil's key role in ameliorating the most challenging environmental issues of our time. 103 min.Writer and director Deborah Koons Garcia will be joined by soil scientist Kate Scow on Tuesday, September 30 for the annual Pesek-Pierre Colloquium.
Communicating Science through Stories in Film: A Dialogue about Agricultural Sustainability and Soil
Deborah Koons Garcia & Kate Scow
Tuesday, 30 Sep 2014 at 8:00 pm - Great Hall, Memorial Union
Deborah Koons Garcia is a filmmaker whose projects include Symphony of the Soil and The Future of Food. She has a Master of Fine Arts degree from the San Francisco Art Institute and runs her own production company, Lily Films. Kate Scow is a professor of soil science and a soil microbial ecologist at the University of California at Davis, where she also directs the Russell Ranch Sustainable Agriculture Facility. Scow worked with Garcia on Symphony of the Soil, an artistic exploration of soil science and its role in tackling some of the most challenging environmental issues of our time. The 2014 Pesek-Pierre Colloquium on Agricultural Sustainability and Soil Science
Cosponsored By:
- Pierre Soil Science Lecture Fund
- Wallace Chair for Sustainable Agriculture
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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