UC|sustainability Spring Events

Cincinnati Regional Food Congress
Saturday, April 10, 9:00am-3:00pm, Niehoff Urban Studio, 2728 (Short) Vine Street

The Food Congress is a day-long event aimed at creating and educational forum among a diverse and inclusive group of stakeholders to communicate about the Cincinnati food system, its programs and practices and vision for a change. In response to the economic recession and consequential increased food insecurity, discussion of practical steps to increase food access and food security, along with methods of implementation will serve as the overarching theme for the Food Congress events.

Structured Discussion Topics
1. What is food policy?
2. Living without food, what it means to be food insecure
3. Promoting local food distribution
4.Urban Agriculture and youth growers

To register: food.project@uc.edu
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Town Hall Meeting: An Informal Conversation with Wendell Berry, Wes Jackson and Gene Logsdon
Sunday, April 11, 7:00pm, Cintas Center Arena, Xavier University

Wendell Berry, Wes Jackson and Gene Logsdon are farmers, among other things. To most of us, they need little or no introduction. They know the land, they know farming, and they have all been visionaries in their own way about the land as our inheritance and our future. All have written books, poetry and articles- non-fiction and fiction- that inspire us. Sometimes they confuse or infuriate us, but they always make us think, and they teach us what it means to have a deep connection to the land.

Presented By:
Ethics/Religions and Society Program, Xavier University
Edward B. Brueggeman Center for Dialogue, Xavier University
President's Advisory Council on Environment and Sustainability, University of Cincinnati