2008 Report Summary
Iowa reported extensive SARE promotion activities at both the national and state level. Partners in program development and delivery included: Practical Farmers of Iowa, IA Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Midwest Organic and Sustainable Agriculture Education Services (MOSES), Center for Rural Affairs, and IA Organic Association. A total of $6,500 was distributed through mini-grants to support professional development in applied research. A total of $9,504 was used to support travel scholarships for educators to obtain professional development. Major activities included a series of 8 learning sessions delivered through the web, introductory sessions on organic agriculture for high school agriculture instructors, and sustainable agriculture field tours. A total of 70 educators used information in programs to answer client questions, 46 developed new partners, 15 used information in applied research program, 1 delivered new curriculum, 55 incorporated into new programming, 21 delivered new programming, and 23 used in newsletters or other media.
2009 Plan of Work Summary
Iowa 2009 POW has three Initiatives: 1) Building Capacity and Community of Practice (CoP) in Sustainable Agriculture, 2) Implementing Organic and Sustainable Ag Production and Marketing Systems and 3) Emerging Issues. Activities providing professional development training include 20 travel scholarships to attend CoP, Organic, and other workshops; eight Lunch & Learn Adobe sessions, a Central Iowa Bus Tour for 48 educators and ten $500 mini-grants. Plans also include developing and delivering an organic agriculture module to 125 vocational ag instructors to incorporate into 20 class sessions.
Jerry R. DeWitt is a long-time sustainable agriculture leader at the state, regional and national levels. He was appointed Director of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture for a three-year term beginning January 1, 2007. He also coordinates the Iowa State University Extension's Sustainable Agriculture Program and The Iowa Learning Farm. DeWitt is an accomplished photographer and has visited many farms throughout Iowa, nationally and internationally. His photographs have been published in two books: People Sustaining the Land (Vagnetti and DeWitt, 2002), and Renewing the Countryside - Iowa, a 2003 project supported by the Leopold Center.
Iowa Organizations, Programs and Contacts
Audubon County Family Farms
Donna Bauer
1667 Hwy 71
Audubon, IA 50025
712-563-4084
Dordt College
Agriculture Department
498 4th Ave. N.E.
Sioux Center, IA 51250-1606
712-722-6275
712-722-1198 (fax)
bajema@dordt.edu
Heartland Organic Marketing Cooperative, Inc.
1240 Ironwood Road
Harlan, IA 51537
712-627-4217
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Henry A. Wallace Building
Des Moines, IA 50319-0034
515-281-5105
515-281-8895 (fax)
gfrable@max.state.ia.us
Iowa Network for Community Agriculture
mattrussell@iowatelecom.net
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
505 5th Ave.
444 Ins Exchange Bldg.
Des Moines, IA 50309-2321
515-288-1846
515-288-0137 (fax)
kswanson@inhf.org
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Henry A. Wallace Building
Des Moines, IA 50319
515-281-5783 (organic program coordinator)
Iowa Sierra Club
3500 Kingman Blvd.
Des Moines, IA 50311
515-277-8868
iowa.chapter@sierraclub.org
ISU Extension
Jack Payne
Vice President for Extension and Outreach
2150 Beardshear Hall
Ames, Iowa 50011-2046
Phone: (515) 294-4603
Fax: (515) 294-4715
Email: jpayne@iastate.edu
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
209 Curtiss Hall
Ames, IA 50011-1050
515-294-3711
515-294-9696 (fax)
leocenter@iastate.edu
www.leopold.iastate.edu
North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
108 Curtiss Hall
Ames, IA 50011-1050
515-294-1329
515-294-3108 (fax)
cflora@iastate.edu
www.ag.iastate.edu/centers/rdev/ruraldev.html
Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement
1607 E. Grand Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50316
515-266-5213
Iowa Environmental Council
521 East Locust Suite 220
Des Moines, IA 50322
515-244-1194
515-244-7856 (fax)
Izaak Walton League of America
5118 Miller Creek
La Porte City, IA 50651-8909
319-296-3298
National Catholic Rural Life Conference
4625 Beaver Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50310-2199
515-270-2634
515-270-9447 (fax)
ncrlc@aol.com
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Federal Building, Suite 693
210 Walnut St.
Des Moines, IA 50309-2180
515-284-6655
515-284-4394 (fax)
Nature Conservancy
Iowa Chapter
108 Third St., Suite 300
Des Moines, IA 50309-4758
515-244-5044
Organic Crop Improvement Association
Iowa Chapter #1
Wilma Miles
6534 220th St.
Arthur, IA 51431-8007
712-367-2442
712-367-2342 (fax)
Organic Crop Improvement Association
Iowa Chapter #2
Matthew Maker
2712 Walnut Creek Road
Decorah, IA 52101
319-382-0249
organics@oneota.net
Practical Farmers of Iowa
PO Box 349
Ames, IA 50010
515-232-5611
515-232-5649(fax)
Southern Iowa Forage and Livestock Committee
603 7th St.
Corning, IA 50841
515-322-3184
Trees Forever
770 7th Ave.
Marion, IA 52302-5700
800-369-1269
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