Food, Farming Lectures, UNC and Duke

no. 5 in a six part series on food and farming....every other Wed at UNC or Duke... great speakers, see below

The Institute for the Environment at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University, in partnership with the student organizations Farmhand (Duke) and FLO Food (UNC-CH), announce a six-part seminar series discussing food systems. The seminars are supported by the Robertson Collaboration Fund, and organized by Dr. Elizabeth Shay (UNC-CH) and Dr. Deborah Rigling Gallagher (Duke).

The seminars showcase the theory and practice of sustainable agriculture and food production and supply – key elements for sustainable community development and the rapidly evolving sector of sustainable enterprise.

Presentations will be made by leaders in the movement for food systems that are secure, efficient, just, and health-promoting. They will share

The facts about the operations and products of their enterprises
Their motivation for pursuing sustainable models
The barriers they face
Their views on how their industries fit into the local and regional food systems and how they are evolving.
Seminar locations and speakers are subject to change; the conference organizers ask that you please RSVP to ensure you are notified of any changes. Please email foodseminar@gmail.com

Schedule

Education & Outreach

March 18, 2009, 7 pm

Duke University, Von Canon A in the Bryan Center

Disseminating knowledge and building a network committed to constructing more sustainable food systems through education and outreach. Speakers include Robin Kohanowich (Central Carolina Community College’s Sustainable Agriculture program), Dr. Nancy Creamer (NC State University’s Center for Environmental Farming Systems), and Dr. Alice Ammerman (UNC-CH’s Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention).

Campus Concerns
April 1, 2009, 7 pm
UNC-Chapel Hill, Murphey Hall 116

Bringing socially responsible food production to university campuses and providing healthy food options for students. Speakers include representatives from Bon Appetit vendor, and from UNC-CH and Duke dining services.