Project 11 – Women Landowners in Central Iowa
We propose a pilot project to break through an information barrier that has been mostly intractable to us in our quests to use our land to raise human food and […]
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Project 10 – Expanding the butterfly effect, neighbors to networks
This grassroots project engages social circles of women who own or have influence over agricultural land in Raccoon River Watershed to be a part of the ‘butterfly effect’—to increase knowledge […]
Project 9 – Community led conservation through composting, natural pest control, and water conservation practices
The Center for Rural Affairs seeks to provide workshops and demonstrations on the environmental benefits of home composting and watering conservation. This project, which will be extended to the 6,557 […]
Project 8 – Widening the Circle: Expanding relationships to enhance knowledge, communication skills, and confidence in caring for the land
Through a highly unique collaboration involving multiple external partners, a Luther College team (Jodi Enos-Berlage, PI), is currently in Year 1 of a recently awarded four-year grant, Regenerating Soil and […]
Project 7 – Women Land and Legacy; Jones, Delaware, Dubuque County outreach event
This small project supports two workshops for women farmers in Jones and Delaware Counties related to climate resilience and water quality. Funds are requested to pay for the venue, refreshments, […]
Project 6 – Using GIS based maps with storytelling to empower women
ACPF and GIS: This project will engage women landowners with a GIS tool, the Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework, to help them make conservation decisions on their land. The project uses […]
Project 5 – Climate Resilience through Connections
This project supports the Women Food and Agriculture Network in their efforts to expand their relationships and networks to better collaborate with tribal and other underserved communities. The budget supports […]
Project 4 – Resilience in Central Iowa through the Butterfly Effect
This project is led by women who organized to offer programming for other women landowners and influencers in our Raccoon River Watershed through a collaborative partnership with CM-CAP partners Linda […]
Project 3 – Sovereign Nation Enhanced Environmental Monitoring and Data Sharing
Health, safety, and preservation of environmental history. Utilizing existing experience and education in the area concerning meteorological and climatological monitoring, this proposal seeks to create a partnership between the Midwest […]
Project 2 – Stories of the season: Climate Change and women in Iowa Agriculture
This project gathers a cohort of 15 women who steward Iowa land to compile their existing knowledge of the phenological relationships they use to guide agricultural decision-making. They will leverage […]