Postcards from the Heartland

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About Suzan Erem

I'm a working writer, food farmer and organizer who adopted Iowa during the 1980's Farm Crisis. I retired from founding the Sustainable Iowa Land Trust (silt.org) in 2023 to return to the land, my family and my storytelling heritage.

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