39th Annual Prairie Festival Sept. 22-24, 2017 2440 E. Water Well Road Salina, KS 67401 785.823.5376 www.landinstitute.org The 2017 Prairie Festival is just around the corner! Our thought- provoking theme this year is Urban Agriculture and Rural Agrarianism - Toward a Perennial Future. We’ll hear from Severine von Tscharner Fleming of The Greenhorns and Farm Hack, Cathrine Sneed of The Garden Project, Wylie Harris of Seis Flechas Farm and zlem Alt ok of the University of North Texas. Wes Jackson, Brian Donahue, Fred Iutzi and others will also speak. There will be a panel of contributors to the recent book Letters to a Young Farmer, including Verlyn Klinkenborg and Amigo Bob Cantisano, moderated by Stone Barns Center for Sustainable Agriculture’s CEO, Jill Isenbarger. An informative conversation about the commercialization of Kernza will also take place. As always, our science team will share progress made in the last year, followed by afternoon plot tours (weather permitting). New this year Independently owned food trucks will have a variety of selections for sale throughout the weekend. Offerings will include dishes prepared with bison meat from the herd pastured on our land. Participants are always welcome to bring their own food and beverages. The lunch break will be extended to allow time to purchase and eat meals either on site or at restaurants in the vicinity. Another new addition: supervised activities for children (recommended for potty-trained through age 13), Saturday from 8 a.m.- noon, 1-5 p.m. Art projects, nature exploration, and videos will be offered in the Research Building atrium. Saturday morning, we’ll offer an optional Kernza pancake breakfast, cooked and served by a local church group. Free- will donations will be accepted to offset costs of the pancake breakfast and the children’s activities. Returning features Most traditional events remain on the schedule: the barn dance, bonfire, nature walk, sunrise yoga, art gallery, Saturday evening entertainment and Sunday morning music in the Big Barn. We’ll provide an electronics charging station in the Red Barn and water stations throughout the grounds. Works by Kansas City, Missouri, artist Karen McCoy will be on display in our art gallery. S. von Tscharner Fleming Cathrine Sneed Verlyn Klinkenborg