Rosenfield Professor in Social Science Jonathon Andelson, working with an Adz at one of his spoon carving demonstrations.

5 (or So) Questions with Jon Andelson

May 05, 2025
Professor Jon Andelson discusses his 50 plus year relationship with Grinnell College.
A student reaches down to collect a water sample at Arbor Lake

Exploring Water Quality at Arbor Lake: Grinnellians celebrate Earth Day

Apr 20, 2025
On Earth Day 2025, the Center for Prairie Studies sponsored an event at Arbor Lake for Grinnellians who wanted to learn about what’s in Iowa’s rivers and streams.
Mikey, a young man with curly brown hair, gestures while giving a presentation at a poster session.

Preserving the Prairie … Digitally

Jan 30, 2024
Vivero Digital Fellow Mikey O’Connor ’24 has harnessed his passion for web development to advance the digital presence of Rootstalk, a journal that captures and explores the essence of the Midwestern landscape.
Tommy Hexter '21 with goat

May 4, Tommy Hexter ’21: Food Hubs Talk

May 01, 2023
Food Hubs: Where Community Food Security and Local Food Production Meet Thursday, May 4, 2023, 4:15 p.m. Burling First Floor Lounge
Student weeding

Growing a Sustainable Garden, Prairie, and Land Ethic

Sep 13, 2021
Land stewardship apprentices Athena Frasca ’23, Jacy Highbarger ’22, and Max Sorenson ’22 develop a land ethic through farming in the College Garden and managing campus prairies.

Call for Student Art Projects, Proposals Due Feb. 14

Feb 07, 2020
Center for Prairie Studies is commissioning student artistic projects inspired by and created in conversation with the prairie region and our locality. Proposals are due by Feb. 14, 2020.
Tommy Hexter trimming crops in the Farm House garden

Growin' Green Since 2018

Jan 23, 2020
Across the street from campus at the corner of Park Street and 6th Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa, sits a 30–by-80-foot plot that’s been tilled and cared for. In the milder months, you’ll see it filled with crops like peppers and radishes, and you’ll see Grinnellians working there.
Silo

Film Screening of Silo with Producer, Local Farm Safety Experts

Jan 08, 2020
Join producer Sam Goldberg and local farm safety experts for a free screening of Silo at Hotel Grinnell Auditorium, 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, 2020.

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