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Club Day

  • Des Moines Women's Club 1501 Woodland Ave Des Moines, IA, 50309 United States (map)

Performing Arts, 11:00 AM

Lincoln High School Choir will perform under the direction of Brandon Record.

Luncheon, 12:00 PM

Catered by Baratta’s Italian Restaurant and Catering: salad, bread, Mediterranean pasta with chicken, and red velvet cake.

Vegetarian/Gluten-Free Option: Mediterranean pasta.

History & Travel, 1:00 PM

Beth Hoffman was living the good life: she had a successful career as a journalist and professor, a comfortable home in San Francisco, and plenty of close friends and family. Yet in her late 40s, she and her husband decided to leave the big city and move to his family ranch in Iowa—all for the dream of becoming a farmer, to put into practice everything she had learned over decades of reporting on food and agriculture. There was just one problem: money. Her book, Bet the Farm chronicles this struggle through Beth’s eyes as a beginning farmer. She must contend with her father-in-law, who is reluctant to hand over control of the land. Growing oats is good for the environment but ends up being very bad for the wallet. And finding somewhere, in the midst of COVID-19, to slaughter grass-finished beef is a nightmare. The couple also must balance the books, hoping that farming isn’t a romantic fantasy that takes every cent of their savings.  

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