Third International Forum on Food and Nutrition. Bocconi University Conference Hall, Via Sarfatti 25, Milan. Workshop panel, 2:30-4:15. For information, see www.barillacfn.com. The conference is live-streamed.
A food-focused summit will explore how sustainability impacts what and how we eat, from the growing and harvesting of ingredients to the processing, packaging, distribution, retailing, cooking, and consumption of food.
Citibank Auditorium, 399 Park Avenue, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Summit speakers include Marion Nestle, Carolyn Steel, Joel Salatin, Marcus Samuelsson, Magnus Nilsson, Tim Zagat, and Swedish Minister for Rural Affairs Eskil Erlandsson.
Tickets to the Summit are available at $295. For information see http://www.saccny.org/events/green-business/ and http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1559136419
This World Food Day’s talk on Sunday is titled “The overt and covert costs of food: economic, social, ethical, and health dimensions.” It’s from 2:30 to 6:00 pm at Hopkinson House, 32nd floor, 604 south Washington Square, Philadelphia. Other speakers are on genetic engineering and the promise of SPIN farming.
This will be a noon lecture, open to public. Details to follow.
My lecture is at 7:00 p.m. It is part of a series on Food Production, Consumption, and Security. Open to public on the Lethbridge campus.
This is a lecture in a Letters and Science/Journalism 101 course on The Rise and Future of the Food Movement. 6:00 p.m. Wheeler Auditorium, UC Berkeley. Open to public but reservations needed.
This is a panel discussion “From There to Here: Harvesting the Roots of Today’s Farming and Artisan Cookery through Oral History,” with me and:
Ben Flanner, Urban Farmer
Laena McCarthy, Owner, Anarchy in a Jar
Judy Weinraub, Journalist, Oral Historian
Will Wootton, President of Sterling College
Moderated by Food & Restaurant Consultant Clark Wolf
Free and open to public. Bobst Library, Washington Square South, 3rd floor, 4:00 to 6:00 pm
I’m doing an “Encounter with the expert: Current conflicts in public health nutrition: the role of the food industry.” 3:00-5:00 p.m., Parc Cientific de Barcelona, Baldiri Reixac 4-8, Torre 1, 3rd floor, sala 4. Open to public. Sponsor: The Centre Catala de la Nutricio.
Join Health Affairs for a virtual conversation between me and Angela Odoms-Young of Cornell University discussing the evolution of US food and nutrition policy, the current policy landscape, and thoughts on what lies ahead. It’s at 1:00 p.m. EDT. To join the Webinar, click here.