This event is divided into two sessions: a presentation and a yard tour. Please attend one or both.

Presentation
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Robert A. Lee Community Center
220 Gilbert Street, Iowa City  directions
Cost: $15 in advance (pre-register), $20 at the door

Yard Tour
2:45 - 3:30 pm - Open to presentation participants
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm - Open to the public
Yard of Terry Wahls
1215 Santa Fe Drive, Iowa City  directions
Cost: Free

Dr. Terry Wahls was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2000, slowly losing control over her body in the following years. A change in her diet and physical therapy sessions in which her muscles and nerves were stimulated through electricity boosted Wahls out of her wheelchair.  Now she is back to walking and rides her bike 5 miles to work.

During the Presentation
During the presentation, Dr. Wahls will describe the link between food and her recovery to health. Fred Meyer, director of Backyard Abundance, will show how healthy landscapes lead to increases in our health and will provide tips for growing the food in easy and low-maintenance ways.

During the Yard Tour
A tour of the edible landscaping in Dr. Wahls' yard follows the presentation. Her yard features an aronia bush (chokeberry), hardy kiwi, elderberries, currants, apples, strawberries, blueberries, and several low-maintenance leafy green vegetables.

Samples and Handouts

• Small kale plants will be available at the presentation, ready for planting or potting.
• Samples of Dr. Wahls' suggested recipes will be available at the presentation and the yard tour.
• Many ISU Extension publications about growing fruits and vegetables will be available.
  

View pictures of Dr. Wahls' yard.

Visit Dr. Wahls' website.

Learn about the Backyard Abundance Edible Landscaping class.