Matt and Susan Smith from Blue Valley Gardens and Dan Marleau from Ebling Health Sciences Library will review the basics of successful vegetable growing and the pleasures of rearing urban chickens, respectively.
The lecture will be held Thursday, March 3 (noon – 1:00 PM) in Room 1309 of the Health Sciences Learning Center.
Mark your calendar for a screening of Green Fire, a feature-length documentary film about the life and legacy of Aldo Leopold. The film is narrated by Curt Meine, Nelson Institute alumnus and Leopold Scholar. Madison screenings will be hosted by two locations detailed below, the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery (March 4) and the Barrymore Theatre (March 6). New! The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery has been sold out, but tickets remain for the Barrymore Theatre.
Date: Friday, March 4, 2011
Time: 7:00 PM, (Reception to follow screening)
Location: Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, Town Center (1300 University Avenue)
Date: Sunday, March 6, 2011
Time: 7:00 PM, (Reception to follow screening)
Location: Barrymore Theatre (2090 Atwood Avenue)
Tickets: Available through Barrymore Theatre, $8 advance ; $10 at the door
The Madison premiere screenings are sponsored by the following:
Barrymore Theatre
Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, UW-Madison
Steenbock's on Orchard
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
First Business Bank
Foley and Lardner, LLP
Dane County Pheasants Forever
Gathering Waters Conservancy
The Prairie Enthusiasts
University of Wisconsin Arboretum
Wegner LLP
Did you know that Steenbock Library has study rooms (first floor) and two larger meeting room spaces (Room 240 & Room 340) that you can use to meet with your study groups or organizations? Reserve a group study room online with the Study Room Reservation system. This online system enables you to search for rooms by date and location, find amenities and policy information regarding use of the rooms, and place reservations, as needed, at College, Ebling, Historical, Memorial Steenbock and Wendt libraries. In order to make that reservation, you will need to log in with your NetID and password.
Should you wish to use our larger meeting rooms, or discover that our other group spaces are occupied when you arrive, speak with library staff at the Circulation or Reference desk. We will check the calendars and make a reservation for you. Additional information about reserving space at Steenbock, can be found at this link.
On assignment, writer Kristin Kimball falls in love with a man and an opportunity to cultivate a particular home and family life. In her recently-published book, The Dirty Life: On Farming, Food, and Love, she recounts how she and this man, Mark, will combine their energies, tenacity and heart, to restoring a farm--one that, in its smaller scale and traditional, organic methods, will supply them, and a community of share members, with a complete and sustainable diet. While this book is not currently held in our Steenbock collection, it can be obtained from the UW System or from our area public libraries. Similarly, with intimacy, humor and candor, local Wisconsin authors, Jerry Apps, Dick Cates, Ben Logan, and Michael Perry have shared the dirt on farming and rural life. Enjoy these titles below, among others, from our campus library collections. For assistance finding these and more, consult with your librarians.
Apps, Jerold. Old Farm: A History
Wisconsin Historical Society Press, c2008
Cates, Richard L. Voices from the Heart of the Land: Rural Stories that Inspire Community
Madison, WI: Terrace Books, c2008
Logan, Ben. The Land Remembers: The Story of a Farm and its People
New York : Viking Press, 1975
Perry, Michael. Coop: A Year of Poultry, Pigs, and Parenting
New York: Harper, c2009
As February rings in the Chinese New Year, it is worth noting that, according to the Chinese zodiac, it is the Year of the Rabbit. And, should you wonder why I am posting said observation, let me call your attention to any number of rabbit-y resources available from Steenbock Library to satisfy your interest in the little critter—whether seen as pet or pest. Bennett, Bob. Storey's Guide to Raising Rabbits
Pownal, Vt.: Storey Books, c2001
Davis, Susan E. and Margo DeMello. Stories Rabbits Tell: A Natural and Cultural History of a Misunderstood Creature
New York: Lantern Books, 2003.
Logsdon, Gene. Wildlife in the Garden: How to Live in Harmony with Deer, Raccoons, Rabbits, Crows, and Other Pesky Creatures
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, c1999
Sandford, J. C. (John Cecil. The Domestic Rabbit
Oxford ; Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell Science, 1996
For assistance locating these titles and more, do consult with your librarians.
