Lecture: Bringing Our Soil Back to Life

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Great Hall, Memorial Union

David R. Montgomery, author of Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations, is a professor at the University of Washington, where he studies the evolution of topography and how geological processes shape landscapes and influence ecological systems. He will speak about his most recent book, Growing a Revolution: Bringing Our Soil Back to Life, and make a case for how agriculture can be the solution to global environmental problems. The book draws on his experiences visiting farms around the world as a MacArthur Fellow and explores practices that help restore soil health and fertility. Montgomery is the author of several other books, including The Hidden Half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life, co-written with Anne Bilké. (Pesek Colloquium on Sustainable Agriculture)

Cosponsored by:

• Department of Agronomy
• College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
• Geological and Atmospheric Sciences
• Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
• MFA Program in Creative Writing & Environment
• Pearl Hogrefe Fund
• Department of Sociology
• University Library
• Wallace Chair in Sustainable Agriculture
• Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)