Rodale Institute sets summer lecture series

Reading Eagle, Pa.
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Jun. 15—The Rodale Institute has announced the lineup for a new educational speaker series that begins June 16.

The presentations will be led by the staff at the Kutztown-based regenerative organic farming nonprofit and will be held at the Rodale Institute Founders Farm campus in Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County. The Founders Farm, 2066 Minesite Road, was the long-time home of J.I. Rodale and the Rodale family, and site of the original Rodale Institute organic research trials.

Presentations will take place on Thursdays from 6 to 7 p.m.:

—June 16: Jeff Moyer, CEO, "Saving Humanity with Soil."

—June 23: Dan Kemper, master educator, "Philosophies of Starting a Farm."

—June 30: Rick Carr, farm director, "The Positive Environmental Health Implications of Composting."

—July 7: Sam Malriat, director, organic consulting, "Genetic Engineering in Agriculture."

—July 14: Jesse Barrett, food production specialist, "Rodale Institute Food Justice and Food Access Programs."

—July 28: Dr. Yichao Rui, director, farming systems trial, "Soil Carbon and Regenerative Agriculture."

—Aug. 4: Jeff Tkach, chief impact officer, "The Power of the Plate: The Soil/Human Health Connection."

—Aug. 11: Michael Schmaeling, Founders Farm manager, "Treatment Free Beekeeping."

—Aug. 18: Dr. Drew Smith, chief operating officer, "The State of Agrochemical Use in the U.S. and the World."

—Aug. 25: Aslynn Parzanese, St. Luke's Organic Farm manager, "The Role Nutrition Plays in Holistic Health.

Seating for the presentations is outdoors, and guests are encouraged to dress for the weather and wear farm-friendly footwear.

To register, go to rodaleinstitute.org/education/rodale-institute-summer-lecture-series/