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A weekend of events is being planned to celebrate the development of a perennial grain with the potential to change the way we farm. Such a grain \u2014 Kernza \u2014 and the man who guided its development \u2014 Dr. Wes Jackson ’58 \u2014 will be celebrated April 25 and 26.<\/p>\n

Activities will start Friday, April 25, with tours at the Heartland RIFT farms and The Land Institute at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.<\/p>\n

The Heartland RIFT program is the Rodale Institute Farmer Training course, offered by KWU\u2019s Community Resilience Hub (CRH) and the Rodale Institute. Participants work at two properties learning all aspects of\u00a0regenerative agriculture principles and practices. Reserve your spot for the RIFT campus tour and lunch by sending an email to\u00a0info.crh@kwu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

CRH will provide a lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the RIFT classroom, next to The Land Institute.<\/p>\n

The Land Institute, under Jackson\u2019s guidance, was instrumental in developing Kernza, a perennial grain used much like wheat. The tours are free, but registration for them, the lunch and for a spring plant identification walk at 3 p.m. are required.<\/p>\n

The evening of April 25 will feature a dinner, beer-tasting and short film at The Farm and Odd Fellows in Minneapolis. The award-winning documentary \u201cBeer Saves the World\u201d will be screened at 5:30, 7, 7:45 and 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

There is a charge for the beer-tasting, which will feature Kansas craft beers made from Kernza. Dinners will be available from a select menu.<\/p>\n

CRH is providing vans for transportation to and from Minneapolis. Register for the free rides at info.crh@kwu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The weekend will conclude Saturday, April 26, with the world premiere of \u201cPrairie Prophecy,\u201d a feature-length documentary about Jackson, a KWU professor emeritus, and a co-founder of The Land Institute. The premiere at the Stiefel Theatre, includes a red carpet walk, starting at 5 p.m., and a question-and-answer session to follow the film, produced by Perennial Films.<\/p>\n

To register for all the weekend events and to purchase tickets, go to www.prairieprophecy.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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