For further information contact:
westheimer@wilmington.edu
or call 937-481-2371
About the 2022 Westheimer Peace Symposium:
Join us for the 32nd Annual Westheimer Peace Symposium entitled, “Regenerative Agriculture for a Just and Peaceful Future” with panels starting at 9:00 a.m. and activities ending at 5:00 p.m. Highlighting this year’s event will be a keynote address Wednesday, September 28th, from 7:00-8:15 p.m. featuring Distinguished University Professor of Soil Science, The Ohio State University, Dr. Rattan Lal. For five decades Lal has traveled all over the world, conducting research in the field of carbon sequestration, a practice that has been shown to significantly reduce carbon in the atmosphere while simultaneously restoring soil depleted by years of industrial farming. Lal will be joined during the day by Ohio leaders of regenerative agriculture who will share their years of expertise in ecological farming.
About the Westheimer Peace Symposium:
The Westheimer Peace Symposium, established in 1991 by a generous endowment from Charles and May Westheimer, is an annual event with four rotating themes: Peace and Nonviolence; Peace and Social Justice; Peace and the Environment, and Peace and the Nature of War. As a result, it is a key reflection of Wilmington College's Quaker heritage and its core values of peace, social justice, respect for all persons, and integrity.
Many of our workshops have filled up quickly. Please do sign up for the limited waitlists as more seats may become available. Seating for Panels 1, 2, and 3 as well as the Keynote (which does not require registration) is still widely available.
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An Organic Discovery of Regenerative PracticeRegistration 9/14/22 (8:00 a.m.)-9/27/22 (5:00 p.m.): Click here to register. Location: Classroom 242, Center for Science and Agriculture, Wilmington College Campus Map and Directions: https://www.wilmington.edu/admission/visit-campus/map-directions/
Facilitator: Omopé Carter Daboiku About:
Join artist and storyteller Omopé Carter Daboiku in discovering what regenerative practice means to each of us. Through writing and sketching, identify the band-aid measures that we use to reduce anxiety and stress of our everyday lives and uncover deeper strategies to regenerate our lives and the environment we rely on to sustain us biologically. Supplies will be provided.
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6:00-7:00 p.m. |
Planting Permaculture Beds Registration 9/14/22 (8:00 a.m.)-9/27/22 (5:00 p.m.): Click here to register. SPECIAL LOCATION (TWO BLOCKS FROM CAMPUS) Sugartree Ministries,180 E. Main St., Wilmington, OH 45177 Directions: Directions to Sugartree Ministries
Facilitator/s: Cassi DeHart Carter
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Learn first hand about several farms engaging in regenerative practices in Clinton County. Register to visit one of the farms below from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Includes travel to and from the farm--the actual tour will be about an hour. Pickup and drop off are in front of Hermann Court at the Wilmington College campus. Be sure to wear comfortable clothing and closed toe shoes.
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Henson Family FarmRegistration 9/14/22 (8:00 a.m.)-9/27/22 (5:00 p.m.): Click here to register.
Pick up and drop off location on campus: Center for Science and Agriculture Parking Lot, Wilmington College Campus Map and Directions: https://www.wilmington.edu/admission/visit-campus/map-directions/
Facilitators: Bob and Mindy Henson
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4:00-6:00 p.m. |
McCormick Workhorse Farm Registration 9/14/22 (8:00 a.m.)-9/27/22 (5:00 p.m.): Click here to register. Pick up and drop off location on campus: Center for Science and Agriculture Parking Lot, Wilmington College Campus Map and Directions: https://www.wilmington.edu/admission/visit-campus/map-directions/
Facilitators: Mike and Nancy McCormick
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4:00-6:00 p.m. |
Branstrator Farm Registration 9/14/22 (8:00 a.m.)-9/27/22 (5:00 p.m.): Click here to register. Pick up and drop off location on campus: Center for Science and Agriculture Parking Lot, Wilmington College Campus Map and Directions: https://www.wilmington.edu/admission/visit-campus/map-directions/
Facilitator: Jon Branstrator |
4:00-6:00 p.m. |
That Guy's Family Farm and That Girl's Flower Shop Registration 9/14/22 (8:00 a.m.)-9/27/22 (5:00 p.m.): Click here to register Pick up and drop off location on campus: Center for Science and Agriculture Parking Lot, Wilmington College Campus Map and Directions: https://www.wilmington.edu/admission/visit-campus/map-directions/
Facilitators: The Ashmore Family
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