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Food has shaped much of human culture and history. The role of food in society is changing. Understanding food systems will allow you to do your part to shape the future.
On March 1, Water Quality Specialist John Jemison and Statewide Nutrition and Physical Activity Educator Kate Yerxa will start the Think Globally, Eat Locally University of Maine Cooperative Extension outreach program. We will cover the history and role of food in our lives today. Through presentations, video, hands on training, and discussion, we will cover the challenges with today’s food system, and ways that we can work together today to improve it.
We will cover
- threats to the system: climate change, energy and water,
- relics of the green revolution,
- genetic engineering,
- how food influences health and well being,
- the new food movements: slow food, farm to school, school gardens and how we can help, and
- how to grow good, clean and just food for yourself and your community.
This 25 hour program costs $25 dollars to register. Scholarships are available.
In addition, we ask participants to give 25 hours of service in a meaningful project related in some way to food systems. Examples might include volunteering in a food pantry, starting a church or school garden, etc, developing a farmers market, etc.
Meetings will be held on Monday nights at the Coe Room in the University of Maine Memorial Union Building, Orono, Maine.
The first two sessions will begin at 5:30 due to spring break building hours. The remaining meetings will start at 6:30 and end at 9:00.
To register, please contact John Jemison at 581-3241 or jemison@maine.edu.
