https://morrilllectures.org/events daily 1.0 2026-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/4a8c2f6d-44b8-4f5d-94ec-0357f8b2eb28/The+2026+Morrill+Lecture+Series.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/0e07dfca-d48f-4a50-9908-0dec5bd0138a/new+image.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/f73ce47e-bea4-4c77-a0bd-7ce0c4788e03/collins-j-michael.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/36e9905d-8a7f-477b-b6c3-6ac6282a367f/image.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/d65f70b4-defc-4932-b0c5-97a79983a250/Sarah+Lloyd.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/18922638-cda1-4f8c-8f9e-ea25047dabe8/urrea.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/aa6b147e-d5ea-4d36-a146-6b708590bfda/wab-logo-fullcolor.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/32751cb3-b449-41ab-abd5-77db079d932b/book+headshot+barrett.jpg https://morrilllectures.org/events/virtual-book-discussion-entangled-life-fcwl5 monthly 0.5 2025-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/ed11ea43-962a-4df7-bbec-08415f858d86/entangled+life.jpg Morrill Lecture Series - Book Discussion at The Shed: Entangled Life - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://morrilllectures.org/events/midwest-bedrock monthly 0.5 2025-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/a89b63b7-66a9-4039-b48c-4a817b05355e/Kevin+Koch+-+headshot.jpg Morrill Lecture Series - Midwest Bedrock: The Search for Nature’s Soul in America’s Heartland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://morrilllectures.org/events/billquackenbush monthly 0.5 2025-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/6795bacf-a510-42a3-b0c9-582f51b77c14/Bill-Quackenbush.jpg Morrill Lecture Series - Wisconsin’s Dugout Canoe Conundrum – What Lays Below The Surface - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/665a2d4a-7f63-46f8-be9e-9d66c501a0bc/ho-chunk.png Morrill Lecture Series - Wisconsin’s Dugout Canoe Conundrum – What Lays Below The Surface - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://morrilllectures.org/events/celebratingfungi monthly 0.5 2025-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/fc3eeb64-0e27-4459-b58e-11700bd7bd65/Lauren+R%C3%A9+and+Hygrocybe+flavescens+Portrait.JPG Morrill Lecture Series - An Evening Celebrating Fungi - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/172c94dd-c4f3-4a40-8177-6b96a20efca5/Aishwarya+photo.jpg Morrill Lecture Series - An Evening Celebrating Fungi - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/f6dd570f-744f-4b2a-aad2-252c6714da3f/Owen+Zecca+Myco.jpg Morrill Lecture Series - An Evening Celebrating Fungi - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://morrilllectures.org/events/mushroom-dinner-presented-by-savor-the-river-valley-and-the-savanna-institute monthly 0.5 2025-07-30 https://morrilllectures.org/events/film-screening-fungi-web-of-life monthly 0.5 2025-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/f4359703-7d20-485e-a412-dc0ecac2785d/fungi+web+of+life+images.jpg Morrill Lecture Series - Film Screening -- Fungi: Web of Life All life on Earth is connected by a great mystery we are only just beginning to unravel. Hidden between the world of plants and animals, another world exists…Fungi: Web of Life. We’ll begin in the mysterious world of the forest floor, where fungi are the central players in nature’s story of birth, death, and rebirth to discover that life as we know it simply would not exist without them https://morrilllectures.org/events/thriving-land-farming-while-embracing-a-land-ethic monthly 0.5 2025-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/84e880d8-6e66-4480-bd44-f762cfc706a2/kimjohn12132023.jpg Morrill Lecture Series - Thriving Land: Farming while embracing a land ethic - John and Kim Koepke Koepke Family Farms, Oconomowoc Mid-scale dairy John and Kim are fifth-generation dairy farmers who work together with a dedicated team to care for and milk 350 cows and raise 350 heifers, along with guiding land stewardship practices on 1,100 acres of cropland and 150 acres of woods and wetlands. The Koepke family adopted sustainable farming methods decades earlier in the 1980s, beginning with no-till farming and progressing into contour strip farming, diversified crop rotation, nutrient management, cover crops, and grassed waterways. They were honored with the 2011 Wisconsin Leopold Conservation Award for their work. John and Kim are both involved with Tall Pines Conservancy, a local land trust where John is a past President and a current member of the TPC Board of Directors, and Kim is a member of the TPC Outreach Committee. They have three sons who contribute their skills to the farm's operations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/43e8dbf1-e41a-4c70-8c26-88cff3a4607c/joe+and+theresa+lightning.jpg Morrill Lecture Series - Thriving Land: Farming while embracing a land ethic Joe and Theresa Stapleton Stapleton Farms, Spring Green Grain and forage crops, and dairy heifers Joe and Theresa Stapleton have been farming for 42 years. Their farm has been family-owned since 1894. They raise corn, beans, alfalfa hay, and grass hay. They have been doing no-till farming for 10 years and are involved with two watershed groups. They also host on-farm field days geared towards conservation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/816cbb4a-e5bf-4242-96b7-9a164c8d5265/Longtable_Meadowlark-9594.jpg Morrill Lecture Series - Thriving Land: Farming while embracing a land ethic John and Halee Wepking Meadowlark Organics, Ridgeway Heritage grain, vegetable, and forages John & Halee Wepking own Meadowlark Organics Farm & Meadowlark Community Mill in Ridgeway, WI. Their team manages 1,000 acres of diversified field crops and cattle, and operates a stone mill which sources grain from farmers to be processed and distributed regionally. Their focus is on improving land stewardship, and creating direct grain markets: helping farmers maximize profitability and keep their grains within the foodshed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/e94e7c41-4899-4c20-b13b-1964615a7269/Dick+and+Kim+Cates+8.1.24-1.jpg Morrill Lecture Series - Thriving Land: Farming while embracing a land ethic Dick Cates Cates Family Farm, Spring Green Dick will serve as moderator. His recently published book, A Creek Runs Through This Driftless Land: A Farm Family's Journey Toward a Land Ethic, will serve as a frame for the conversation. Dick and his family are members of the Iowa County Uplands Farmer-Led Watershed Project and the Lowery Creek Watershed Initiative, where they share information about and demonstrate conservation practices with other landowners and the public. Dick serves on the Sand County Foundation nationally represented Board of Directors, and the Fishers & Farmers Partnership for the Upper Mississippi River Basin. Locally, he serves as elected Chair for the Town of Wyoming, and on the local Fire/EMS protection district and hospital foundation Boards. He is a long-time Lions Club member. The Cates family has been recognized for their soil and water conservation work: 1998 Wisconsin Soil and Water Conservation Achievement Award, Soil and Water Conservation Society of America; 1999 and 2018 Water Quality Leadership Award, Iowa County Land Conservation; 2000 Distinguished Agricultural Award, Kiwanis Club of Downtown Madison; 2006 certification by the Animal Welfare Institute, the first beef farm in the United States to receive this certification; 2009 Wisconsin Grazing Community Communicator of the Year; 2012 UW–Madison Farm and Industry Short Course Alumni Service to Agriculture; 2016 Blue Mounds Area Project Bur Oak Award; 2016 Wisconsin Master Agriculturist; 2020 Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation Distinguished Service to WI Agriculture Award; and 2025 Gathering Waters Land Legacy Award. The most cherished recognition was receiving the 2013 Sand County Foundation Wisconsin Leopold Conservation Award. Dick authored the book Voices from the Heart of the Land: Rural Stories That Inspire Community (University of Wisconsin Press, 2008), a children’s book An Adventure on Sterna’s Hill (2019), and A Creek Runs Through This Driftless Land: A Farm Family’s Journey Toward a Land Ethic (Little Creek Press, 2024). Son, Eric and his wife, Kiley, manage the family farm now, with “A Commitment to Conservation” as their business tagline, and Dick and Kim assist as they are able. Dick and Kim enjoy walking on the farm and in wild country anywhere, canoeing, skiing, and dancing together. They have four grandchildren who are the love and joy of their lives. https://morrilllectures.org/events/an-arcadia-event-brian-reisinger-in-conversation-with-daniel-smith monthly 0.5 2024-07-30 https://morrilllectures.org/events/sept23 monthly 0.5 2024-09-06 https://morrilllectures.org/events/oct15 monthly 0.5 2024-06-04 https://morrilllectures.org/events/sept10 monthly 0.5 2024-09-05 https://morrilllectures.org/events/august20 monthly 0.5 2024-08-04 https://morrilllectures.org/events/july16 monthly 0.5 2024-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/139ac99d-4911-4494-8cb0-d6633055daef/Jen+photo+option+1+%281%29+%281%29.jpg Morrill Lecture Series - We are the River Valley: An Evening of Storytelling - Jen Rubin is the Producer of Love Wisconsin, a statewide digital storytelling project. She leads storytelling workshops around the state, co-produces the Moth StorySlam in Madison, and is the author of 'We Are Staying: Eighty Years in the Life of a Family, a Store, and a Neighborhood.' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/885ffeb2-4056-45a8-8b92-c2de7c2dc84b/IMG_0531.jpg Morrill Lecture Series - We are the River Valley: An Evening of Storytelling - Brendon Panke grew up in rural Wisconsin, but only got tricked into detasseling corn once. He loves to help workshop attendees uncover the stories they want to tell. He's been telling stories on and off stage and hosting story events for 20 years. https://morrilllectures.org/events/susanappsbodilly monthly 0.5 2024-05-30 https://morrilllectures.org/danegan daily 0.75 2023-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/1683578076879-VCV076S6K053UOUK04FE/header+for+website.png https://morrilllectures.org/decenthome daily 0.75 2023-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/1683578081004-B4NQ6GKMJX52HCRJ0KVZ/candy+with+daughters.jpg decenthome - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://morrilllectures.org/ajay-sethi daily 0.75 2023-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/1683578083819-SXKTVBC339FLQVQO9RVX/Sethi_Ajay_706.jpeg Ajay Sethi - Ajay Sethi — Addressing misinformation one conversation at a time Watch the lecture... Perhaps we have all noticed that in recent years many previously innocuous subjects, even ones related to protecting health, have become hot button topics. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ajay Sethi teaches the popular course, Conspiracies in Public Health, to health professions and public health students. The goal of the class is to build skills in having conversations with people whose opinions might differ from their own. He explores the origins and adoption of misinformation and important ingredients in such conversations. Ajay Sethi is an infectious disease epidemiologist and carries out research on HIV, healthcare associated infections, the human microbiome, and more recently, COVID-19. He is Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences and Director of the Master of Public Health Program at the UW-Madison. https://morrilllectures.org/flipping-the-script daily 0.75 2023-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/1683578086068-QO9OPAPI2EU073PM7GJD/two+images.JPG Flipping the Script - Gavin Lawrence & Melisa Pereyra — Flipping the Script: The Role We Play Watch the lecture… In conversations about race, people of color in communities all over the country are being asked to identify, dissect, and propose solutions to the questions white communities are unable to answer. In the River Valley, Melisa Pereyra and Gavin Lawrence, Core company actors at American Players Theatre, are often called upon to do just that. At first glance, this event represents an example of that sentiment. However, this evening we are going to flip the script. Melisa and Gavin will share their autobiographical stories and then lead a conversation where the attendees will be answering questions about the roles they may play in either perpetuating systemic racism in our community or dismantling it. Melisa is a Core Company actor at American Players Theatre. Regionally, she has worked on productions with the Dallas Theater Center, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Sacramento Theatre Company and Milwaukee Repertory Theater. She is the voice and likeness of Artificial Intelligence, Gabriela Castaneda, in the real-world Halo experience, Halo:Outpost Discovery. Her play Lines was commissioned by Theatre LILA, where she made her directing debut. Melisa’s writing has also been featured on Huffpost and Howlround Theatre Commons. She holds a B.F.A from Utah State University, an M.F.A from Illinois State University, and trained in the UK at Shakespeare’s Globe and with the Royal Shakespeare Company. As an actor, Gavin’s work includes roles at Steppenwolf Theatre, Woolly Mammoth, the Goodman, Arena Stage, Baltimore Centerstage, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Denver Center Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Mixed Blood theatre, the Guthrie, Children’s Theatre Company, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, and Kansas City Rep. Film and TV work include, Joe Somebody, Justice, and Chicago PD. As a writer, his plays have been produced in Minneapolis, Washington, DC, Philadelphia, Houston, San Marcos, and Chicago. His musicals for Young Audiences have been produced at high schools and universities around the country as well as in Toronto and China. As a director and composer his work has been seen and heard at the Kennedy Center, Mixed Blood Theatre, and Penumbra Theatre. Gavin is an AUDELCO award winner in the category of Outstanding Lead Actor in the off-Broadway production of Carlyle Brown’s PURE CONFIDENCE. He is a recipient of the TCG/Fox Fellowship which enabled him to develop his play, Dear Son, while in residence at Baltimore Center Stage. Gavin is a member of the core acting company at American Players Theatre. https://morrilllectures.org/mandy-morrill daily 0.75 2023-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/1683578087755-F9WTE2N3X9O27RN8RN61/Mandy+Morrill+Pic.jpg Mandy Morrill - Mandy Morrill — The Power of Our Sibling Relationships Throughout Life: How our Brothers and Sisters Impact Who We Are August 16, 2021 6:30 p.m. From Mandy: “This talk will explore how our sibling relationships (though largely minimized in importance) play a significant role in our emotional development and who we become. Personal experiences and reflections will be shared of how my brother, Joshua Morrill, played a significant role in who I am today, and how our relationship evolved into one of my strongest connections and supports as an adult.” Dr. Mandy Morrill joined the faculty at Valparaiso University in 2010, and serves as the program director for the graduate program in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Dr. Morrill’s primary research interest involves examining long-term consequences of abusive sibling relationships. Within this sphere of research, Dr. Morrill also studies gender issues related to abuse and has published research regarding male victimization and female perpetration. Additionally, she has engaged in research related to the impact of sibling abuse on interpersonal competencies and self-esteem. Publications she has authored include: “The relationship between sibling maltreatment and college students’ sense of well-being,” in the Journal of College Counseling; “Sibling abuse,” in Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention; “Some psycho-social correlates of attitudes towards torture,” in Nordic Journal of Human Rights; “Confronting the gender myth: An exploration of variance in male vs. female experience with sibling abuse. Journal of Interpersonal Violence; “Sibling sexual abuse: An exploratory study of long-term consequences for self-esteem and counseling considerations,” Journal of Family Violence; “An exploration of the relationship between experience with sibling abuse and experience with peer bullying,” Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma; “Sibling violence,” in Handbook of behavioral criminology: Contemporary strategies and Issues. Dr. Morrill has presented her research at national conferences and has facilitated a number of workshops for clinicians regarding supervision, and domestic violence issues. Dr. Morrill has been interviewed regarding her research on abuse in multiple countries and has been a featured guest on Radio Health Journal. Dr. Morrill brings her clinical experience to her teaching, research and supervision as she has practiced in domestic violence shelters, served as a court advocate and rape crisis counselor, and has counseled, as well as advocated, for both men and women recovering from abuse and trauma. Dr. Morrill is a national board certified mental health counselor (NCC) and also holds her LMHC in the state of Indiana. https://morrilllectures.org/morrill-lectures-email daily 0.75 2025-06-05 https://morrilllectures.org/kaleka daily 0.75 2023-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/1683578097437-3EJ5G018E7IRJ7UZ3ONR/Kaleka.jpg Pardeep Kaleka - Pardeep Kaleka: Healing after Hate Over the years, mass shootings and hate crimes have been on the rise in the U.S. As a survivor of one of the deadliest race-based hate crimes committed by an affiliated white supremacist, Pardeep will share his personal journey and the communal impact that violence has had on our collective psyche and the increased importance to address all violence from a holistic public health framework. Pardeep Kaleka, co-Founder of Serve2Unite, Published Author of “The Gifts of Our Wounds,” Award-winning Community Relations Journalist and Trauma Therapist. A native of Punjab, India, Pardeep Singh Kaleka grew up in Milwaukee, WI. Formerly a Police Officer and Educator, and currently as a Peace Activist/Consultant, Pardeep collaborates with government and non-government stakeholders to create policy and procedures to combat the rise of hate in the US. Both in his practice and out, Pardeep's passion remains one of healing and transformation. An example of this is Serve2Unite, an organization he co-founded in response to tragedy which engages communities in building healthy social fabric and communal identity to address conflict from a trauma-informed mental health approach. Over the past 7 years, the work of Serve2Unite has been locally and internationally recognized as the recipient of The Search for Common Ground Award, Citizen Diplomat Award, The Guru Nanak Award, and The Parliament of World Religions for the work of building safe, inclusive communities and schools. Contributions can be found @serve2unite.org or @giftofourwounds.com https://morrilllectures.org/michaelperry daily 0.75 2023-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/1683578099763-SFJFPC5Z9N4ARA86FROM/Michael+Perry+Header.png https://morrilllectures.org/cramer daily 0.75 2023-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/1683578107699-KMQ7W9TIRXW2NQPK2DXA/Kramer.jpg Katherine Cramer - Katherine Cramer: Listening Well in a World that Turns Away Katherine “Kathy” Cramer is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her work focuses on the way people in the United States make sense of politics and their place in it. She is known for her innovative approach to the study of public opinion, in which she uses methods like inviting herself into the conversations of groups of people to listen to the way they understand public affairs. She is the author most recently of The Politics of Resentment: Rural Consciousness and the Rise of Scott Walker. Her work has appeared in many venues including the Washington Post, The New York Times, Vox.com, USA Today, and The Guardian. She has spoken with audiences around the globe to share her insights on public opinion and the need for listening in democratic life. She is a senior consultant with the nonprofit Cortico, working to create a Local Voices Network across the United States. https://morrilllectures.org/veterans daily 0.75 2023-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/1683578109922-M1KWZPGMD1KK7ONJJ81Z/Knobloch_headshot_Feb2019.jpg Veterans - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/1683578109926-MUULXGA6D3OU1EK6NHNT/DougTodayColor+%283%29.jpg Veterans - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/1683578109930-F408QRO0P4ZBHE2WARDY/Erin.jpg Veterans - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://morrilllectures.org/bethechange daily 0.75 2023-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/1683578115220-L57RMID4RJ0UQ9GANR71/rob+greenfield.jpeg bethechange - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://morrilllectures.org/nick-butler daily 0.75 2023-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/1683578121445-JJPRV56HA9JP80JI2CO3/Nickolas+Butler.jpg Nickolas Butler - Nickolas Butler — GODSPEED: The Practice & Ethic of Craft October 4, 2021 6:30 p.m. Butler will discuss the frenzied writing of his newest novel GODSPEED, the process of selling the book, and the lessons learned from these events in the days preceding the Covid-19 pandemic. Nickolas Butler was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, raised in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and educated at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Iowa Writer’s Workshop. His first novel was the internationally best-selling and prize-winning Shotgun Lovesongs, which has been optioned for film development and has been translated into ten languages. Beneath the Bonfire, a collection of short stories, followed a year later. In 2017, he published The Hearts of Men which was short-listed for two of France’s most prestigious literary prizes even before its American publishing. In 2019, his fourth book, Little Faith was published, and he is already at work on another novel, this one set in the mountains of the American West. Butler is the recipient of many literary prizes and commendations and has published articles, reviews, short stories, and poetry in publications such as: Ploughshares, Narrative, and The New York Times Book Review, to name a few. Prior to publishing Shotgun Lovesongs, Butler worked a long list of jobs including: coffee roaster, liquor store clerk, office manager, hot-dog vendor, author escort, meat-packer, bed-and-breakfast manager, telemarketer, and Burger King maintenance man. He is married and lives with his wife and two children on sixteen acres of land adjacent to a buffalo farm in rural Wisconsin. https://morrilllectures.org/leland daily 0.75 2023-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/1683578123312-3GGO9TT7QI3NPGO7I7OC/Leland.jpg John Leland - John Leland: Happiness, Aging, and the Lessons of the Oldest Old `What's the secret to living a fuller, more content life? For John Leland, an award-winning New York Times reporter and author of the New York Times bestseller "Happiness Is a Choice You Make: Lessons from a Year among the Oldest Old," the answer came from an unexpected place: from the lives of six people age 85 and up. He expected them to educate him in the hardships of old age. Instead, they taught him lessons of resilience, gratitude, purpose and perspective that apply to people of any age. All had lost something – spouses, mobility, their keen eyesight or hearing. But none had lost everything. And they defined their lives by the things they could still do, not by what they had lost. Sociologists call this the “paradox of aging”: as much as our culture obsesses over youth, older people are more content with their lives than young adults. They’re less stressed, less afraid of death, better able to manage whatever difficulties come their way – even when their lives are very, very hard. The good news about old age is that there is good news. And the better news is that we can all learn from our elders’ wisdom and experience. Whatever your age, it’s not too late to learn to think like an old person. John Leland is a reporter at the New York Times, where he wrote a year-long series following six people age 85 and up, which became the basis for his new book, “Happiness Is a Choice You Make: Lessons from a Year among the Oldest Old,” a New York Times bestseller. Before joining the Times in 2000, he was a senior editor at Newsweek and editor-in-chief of Details magazine. https://morrilllectures.org/agriculture daily 0.75 2023-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/1683578125619-D8XX3PVLRSZ652VQ1R5K/Daniel+Smith.jpg Agriculture - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://morrilllectures.org/previous daily 0.75 2025-12-15 https://morrilllectures.org/susan-futrell daily 0.75 2023-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64595cdba3d1e03321ba37c1/1683578130979-92JF8UFDNCC6DDZN6JP9/susan+futrell.jpeg Susan Futrell - Susan Futrell — A Democracy of Apples September 20, 2021 6:30 p.m. The lecture will be an exploration of the relationship between fostering resilient local food and farming, fostering a vibrant, healthy democracy, and the ways they are woven together in our history and culture. Apples are Susan’s touchstone for connecting these ideas, drawing on her work with apple growers here in the US, visits with apple growers in Indian-controlled Kashmir, and a lifelong love of orchards, apple trees, apples, and words. We hope listeners will find new reasons to love both apples and democracy and new determination to cherish and protect them both. Susan Futrell is an essayist and author who writes and speaks frequently on the challenges of sustaining family farms, bringing local foods to a broader segment of US eaters, and the history, science and joys of apples. She is the author of Good Apples: Behind Every Bite, published in 2017 by University of Iowa Press. Futrell has worked with food businesses, nonprofit organizations and farms in marketing and distribution for over 35 years, including over two decades in the natural and organic foods industry. She is currently Program Director for nonprofit Red Tomato, where she helped develop the Eco Apple® program, a collaboration among fruit growers, researchers and scientists from land grant institutions and nonprofits, which supports advanced ecological orchard and pest management practices with a goal of sustaining local fruit production in the US. Futrell has an MFA in nonfiction writing from the University of Iowa. 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