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Press Kit
Biographies
(short, medium and full)
Vertical portrait of Terra
photo credit: David Zalaznik,
Peoria Journal Star
Horizontal closeup portrait of Terra
The Seasons on Henry's Farm
(book cover)
For appearance queries,
please contact Terra .
Because of the volume of email Terra receives, she cannot respond to every email.
2010 Upcoming Appearances
FEBRUARY
26th Friday, 3:30pm
North Hall Orange Room
Midwest Organic Conference, Lacrosse, WI Terra will speak and sign books in the North Hall Orange Room at 3:30 p.m. Henry’s “Solstices and Equinoxes” and Teresa’s Aronia Jam will also be available in the Orange Room at 3:30.
MARCH
8th Monday, 3:00pm
Kendall College
Practicing Sustainability from Farm to Restaurant Table
9th Tuesday, 12:30pm
Chicago Flower and Garden Show, Navy Pier
Learn How to Grow Your Own (and Sell Some, Too) as Terra talks about Beauty, Pain, and the Love of Local Food.
13th Saturday, 1pm book-signing,
2–3:30pm and 3:30–5pm panels
Family Farmed Expo, UIC Forum
Book-signing: At the Barbara's Bookstore booth Terra will be signing copies of
The Seasons on Henry's Farm.
Panel 1: Join Terra and other panelists who will speak on the many benefits of "Eating Farm-to-Table." Panel 2: Learn about quick and easy ways to "Preserve Fresh Home-Grown Foods."
14th Sunday 1 - 2:00pm
Kankakee Spring Home Improvement Show
Hidden Cove Sportsplex (behind Northfield Square Mall) N. State Route 50, Bradley, IL
Terra will sign copies of her book at the Spring Home Improvement Show
18th Thursday, 1–2:30pm
GreenTown Panel, Lake County College
Terra and other panelists will discuss the future of the Illinois Foods, Farms, and Jobs Act at “GreenTown: The Future of Community.” GreenTown is a one-day experience designed to help create economically prosperous, environmentally effective and socially equitable communities. This year's event, hosted by the College of Lake County will be held at 19351 W. Washington St. in Grayslake, Illinois.
18th Thursday, 6–7:30pm
McHenry County College Conference Center
"Vote with Your Fork", a presentation on each person's power to change the food system. A book signing will follow.
20th Saturday, 9–10am
Organic Fields: Northern Illinois Local Foods Conference, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford, 1601 Parkview Avenue, Rockford IL (registration at 8:30 a.m.)
Terra gives the keynote presentation. This
part-day conference will help you develop a greater understanding of local food, from the farm to the table. Sessions will include topics related to growing, purchasing and preserving food. There will be local vendor booths. Register here or call 815 986 4357. Presented by U of I Extension-Winnebago County in partnership with Angelic Organics Learning Center (AOLC) and Winnebago County Office of Regional Planning & Economic Development.
20th Saturday, 11:30am–1pm
Katie's Cup - Cafe and Bookstore,
502 7th Street, Rockford, IL
Join us for a reading and informal conversation about growing and preserving your own food, and supporting local farmers. Terra will be available to answer questions and sign books.
APRIL
10th Saturday 7pm
Illinois Coalition for Justice, Peace, and the Environment, 5th Annual Conference, "Connecting and Communicating"
17th Saturday, 2:00pm
Wilmette Public Library
"Farming with Nature and Eating Well"
Recent Appearances
Master’s Tea at Silliman College,
Yale University
“Food, Farms, and Social Justice”
Illinois Food Safety Symposium
“Food Rules: Ensuring Safe Food at Farmers Markets”
Illinois Master Gardener’s Conference
"Local Foods: Grow Your Own, and Sell Some Too”
Chicago Ag High School summer program
“Our Environment: What’s Food Got to Do With It?”
University of Illinois Organic Gardening Conference
“21st Century Victory Gardens”
Chicago Humanities Festival
“Natural Allies: Conservationists and Farmers
