Contact: foodseminar@gmail.com
Sponsor: Farmhand
Where: LSRC, Love Auditorium
Why:
A six-part seminar series examining food systems as a critical underpinning of stable and sustainable societies. The seminars will showcase the theory and practice of sustainable agriculture and food production and supply – key elements for sustainable community development and a rapidly evolving sector of sustainable enterprise.
Leaders in the movement for food systems that are secure, efficient, just, and health-promoting 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.
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Each Seminar will consist of a one-hour panel presentation and discussion, followed by a reception featuring local food and fare. All seminars begin at 7 PM.
Your intentions to attend the Sustainable Food Seminars are appreciated.
Please visit www.duke.edu/sustainability to RSVP for individual seminars.
Seminar locations and speakers are subject to change; please RSVP to ensure you are notified of any changes.