Local food events at Central feature Kelsey Timmerman
Kelsey Timmerman, author of “Where Am I Eating? An Adventure through the Global Food Chain” will speak Sept. 17 at Central College.
Kelsey Timmerman, author of “Where Am I Eating? An Adventure through the Global Food Chain” will speak Sept. 17 at Central College.
Nature writer Rick Bass will read from his short fiction April 14 at Central College.
Central College and Iowa United Nations Association will host a climate change conference April 25 on Central’s campus in Pella.
Tim Dwight, solar energy entrepreneur and former NFL player, will speak March 11 at Central College.
Amy Andrews and Ethan Van Kooten had no money. How could they build a house?
With truckloads of reclaimed materials, the students created a tiny home for $489.
Alliant Energy recently presented a $18,969 rebate to Central College for energy-saving projects.
Half the guests at Central College’s Oxfam America Hunger Banquet will eat a meager dinner, seated on the floor. The event will be a highlight of the college’s Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, which runs Nov. 15–20 and is sponsored by the Center for Community-Based Learning.
On Oct. 22, the lunch menu at Central College will center on locally raised meat and produce. The All Iowa Day meal will be served in the Central Market from 11 a.m.–1 p.m.
October 21-24 is Fair Trade Week in Pella, with events planned Tuesday through Thursday to highlight fair trade and social sustainability in a globalized economy.
Jessica Riebkes never imagined she would spend summer nights catching bats in the woods. But when the Central College biology student landed an internship with an environmental consulting firm, this became one of her most memorable college experiences.
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