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Disability Ecologies

Emerson Cram
Johnson County Historic Poor Farm
Disability History
Historic Preservation
Poor Farms
Mental Health Care
Eugenics
Scientific Charity
Land Use Planning
Soil and Ecology
Johnson County, Iowa
Restoration Ecology
GROW Johnson County
Iowa
Museum Preservation
Local Food Infrastructure
Disability Studies
Disability Ecologies
Bur Oak
Disability Justice

In the 1850s, county governments across the Midwest established what were then known as “poor farms.” These were residential institutions for county “dependents” which included those unable to work, for reasons of disability or otherwise. In the 1970s, Johnson County, Iowa supervisors initiated what would become a decades-long attempt to preserve their county poor farm’s historic structures. Their... more

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Presenting: From Soil to Seeding Local Foods

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• Special Guests: • Jason Grimm 

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• Ilsa DeWald 

• April Lawyer 

• Felicia Pieper 

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Presenting: From Soil to Seeding Local Foods 

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• Special Guests: • Scott Koepke

• Carly McAndrews 

• Alfred Matiyabo 

• Ilsa DeWald 

• Rod Sullivan 

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This chapter brings the story of ... more

Presenting: A Witness Tree on the Land 

Content: cemeteries and death care, the politics of restoration, land development, logics of “cure” 

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• Special Guests: • V Fixmer-Oraiz 

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Presenting: A Witness Tree on the Land  

Content: forced removal, colonialism, 

• Main Voice(s): Emerson Cram 

• Special Guests: • Geoff Mouming 

• Chant Eicke

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This chapter tells the story of the Historic Poor Farm’s land from the point... more

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Malik Salsberry
Grow Johnson County farm manager, former intern
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Episode: From Soil to Seeding Local Foods, Part Two
April Lawyer
Farm coordinator, liaison between partners and farm
Grow Johnson County/Global Food Project
Episode: From Soil to Seeding Local Foods, Part Two
Scott Koepke
Early driver of GROW Johnson County and longtime local farmer
GROW Johnson County
Episode: From Soil to Seeding Local Foods, Part One
Jennifer Mack
Lead bioarchaeologist involved with the Johnson County Historic Poor Farm cemetery work
Office of the State Archaeologist
Episode: A Witness Tree on the Land, Part Two
Jason Grimm
Executive Director of Iowa Valley RC&D
Iowa Valley Resource Conservation and Development
Episode: A Witness Tree on the Land, Part Two
Geoff Mouming
Project manager at Eocene Environmental Group
Eocene Environmental Group
Episode: A Witness Tree on the Land, Part One
Chant Eicke
Restoration ecologist
Episode: A Witness Tree on the Land, Part One
Kevin Kolsto
DAC member, advocate for disability inclusion
Systems (workplace)
Episode: Dignity Delayed, Part Two
Mary Helen
Advocate for disabled people, associated with Seen and Heard and the DAC
Disability advocacy (local)
Episode: Dignity Delayed, Part One

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Emerson Cram
Host and narrator of Disability Ecologies; place-based researcher and storyteller

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Q: From the beginning, what did you know about the history?
The guest explains that they didn't know much beyond a general sense of poor farms and the belief that such sites were places where people, including those with disabilities or mental health issues, were abandoned, which sparked a learning process.

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What is Disability Ecologies about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Disability Ecologies centers on the history and ongoing impact of county poor farms, with a strong emphasis on disability justice, memory, and community-led land use. Across episodes, listeners hear how restoration ecologists, local farmers, disability community members, and historians collaborate to transform a historic site into a multi-use landscape that supports food systems, education, accessibility, and memorialization. The conversations weave together threads of soil health, landscape design, archival work, and public policy, highlighting the ethical questions around remembrance, care, and inclusive community planning. Notable strengths include a persistent focus on disability history within land-use and food-system contexts, and a h... more

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