Dodge County, Inc is a compelling legal thriller and powerful personal account of one family's efforts to stop a hog factory from being built across from them.
The book shares the Eayrs family's struggles through the rise of industrial ag in the Midwest, and the human and environmental costs that come with it. Sonja's writing is also a call to action, providing a hopeful vision for a more just and sustainable future for rural America.
It's a well-timed read for anyone concerned with Iowa's escalating corporate ag-fueled water crisis and struggling to understand why our elected leaders fail to act.
And, it's a fitting read for CCI's 50th anniversary.
Dodge County is in southeast Minnesota, just an hour over the Iowa border. But it's a story shared with hundreds of Iowa CCI members who've organized with their neighbors to stop factory farms the past last three decades.
If you lived those fights, you'll see your experiences validated and reflected back to you in this book.
If not, you'll be absorbed in this front-line tale of David vs Goliath that's been happening in Iowa's countryside and get an insider's view of the Big Ag playbook.
We like the book and Sonja's fearless truth-telling so much, we invited her to join us for not one, but three author events. Whether you've read the book or not, join us to hear her book talk "A View from the Frontlines - Fighting Corporate Agriculture" and be in conversation with fellow Iowans.
Let us know you're in for our fall read and author event! To RSVP, click on the date below that works best for you. RSVPing is the best way to stay in the loop and get book club updates.
After you RSVP tell a friend. And, if you'd like help organizing a book club in your area, let me know!
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Happy reading,
Katie Bryan
Membership Development Director
P.S. I encourage you to read the gushing testimonials about the book on the author's website - including ones from past CCI book club author's Austin Frerick and Chris Jones!
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