The Sierra Club

The Sierra Club is an organization which emphasizes nature and protecting the planet. With more than 750,000 members, the club works together to preserve communities and the earth. The Club is America's oldest, largest and most influential grassroots organization.

The Sierra Club concerns issues such as: global warming, preserving wetlands and coasts, oil drilling and many more enviornmental topics. On October 29th, The Sierra Club held the "Healthy Foods, Local Farms" conference at Bellarmine University.
The conference included speaker, author and environmentalist Barbara Kingsolver. Other speakers included Wendell Berry and Wes Jacskon.

The conference was held from 8:00am to 5:30pm. Registration for the event cost $40 and included meals, snacks and conference materials. All of the food served was locally and substantially grown, antibiotic and hormone free.

If interested in joining The Sierra Club please visit: www.thesierraclub.com