SierraScape April - May 2006
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ECOLOGICAL/ECONOMIC CONFERENCE on FOOD and WATER

On May 6, 2006, Miriam Therese MacGillis, OP, will present a program on choices we make concerning food and water. All living beings are sustained by the food and water created for the total well being of our planet. This supply is limited. The choice to support ecologically sound systems of food production and water preservation enables one to discern the true cost of sustaining oneself.

Miriam co-founded Genesis Farm in 1980 in Blairstown, New Jersey. The farm practices Biodynamic methods of agriculture and provides Community Supported Agriculture. An Earth Literacy program offers accreditation for undergraduate and graduate students.

"Not by Bread Alone: The True Cost of Our Daily Bread" will be presented on Saturday, May 6, 2006 from 8:30am - 3:30pm. At the May Center (on the DePaul Medical campus) 12303 DePaul Drive, Bridgeton, Mo, 63044. Program fee includes morning coffee and lunch. Fee is $15.00 in advance, $20.00 at the door. By April 21st, please make out your check payable to IEC (Intercommunity Ecological Council) of Mary Clare Hale, 1100 Bellevue Avenue, St. Louis, Mo, 63117-1826. Inquires Judith A. Bell, FSM at (314) 768-1828.

Ozark Trail Dedication

On Saturday, April 29 at Council Bluff Recreation Area all the hard work everyone did to get the Middle Fork <www.ozarktrail.com/middlefork.htm> complete will be recognized as we officially open the 200 plus continuous miles of the Ozark Trail. The OTA will be sponsoring this event with support of the USFS, NPS, MDC, DNR, Corps of Engineers, and the Sierra Club. Watch for more details coming soon. If you would like to help with the planning of the event please send an email to Ozark Trail Association at ota.volunteer@gmail.com. Please include the subject line "Dedication Planning Staff."