Decomposting the Semantics of Local Food

From the Sustainable Communities program

May be of interest in those interested in Food Security

I'm happy to announce that it's time for the first SUS thesis defense of the semester:

Darren Bingham: Decomposing the Semantics of Local Food: An Analysis of USDA Food Flows and Organizations of Arizona
Committee: Peter Friederici (chair, Sustainable Communities); Richard Rushworth (School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems); Rosemary Logan (food systems expert)
Thursday, March 11, 2 PM
Zoom Meeting Info:
https://nau.zoom.us/j/86956288760
Meeting ID: 869 5628 8760
Password: localfood

I hope to see you there!

PF

Peter Friederici
Director, Sustainable Communities Program
Professor, School of Communication
Northern Arizona University

Gary Nabhan Talk in Flagstaff

Subject: Gary Nabhan talk in Flagstaff April 17

Colleagues,

I'm excited to let you know that the Landscape Conservation Initiative and Sustainable Communities Program are bringing acclaimed author and ethnobotanist Gary Paul Nabhan to Flagstaff for a lecture on Wednesday, April 17.

Gary's talk, "Food from the Radical Center: Rediversifying our Food Systems in the Face of Climate Change," will look at how a number of community-level food restoration projects in the U.S. are conserving native plants, promoting better eating habits and public health, and helping to unite communities at a time of great challenge and division.

Gary is the W.K. Kellogg Chair in Southwest Borderlands Food and Water Security at the University of Arizona, the recipient of a MacArthur "genius" grant, the former director of the Center for Sustainable Environments at NAU, and a widely published author and conservationist.

The talk takes place at 7 PM in the High Country Conference Center. It's free, and free vouchers will also be provided for the adjacent parking garage.

Please distribute this widely to your networks, and encourage your students and colleagues to attend!

Thanks,

PF

Peter Friederici
Director, MA in Sustainable Communities
Professor, School of Communication
Northern Arizona University