THE POLITICS OF FOOD
September 22 - 24, 2008
Raleigh, NC
How can we promote a food system that is environmentally sustainable, socially just, and economically viable?
The Environmental Leadership Program (ELP) invites you to "The Politics of Food," a national conference on how America grows, distributes, buys, and eats its food.
ELP's Politics of Food national conference will engage participants in a challenging exploration of how and why our food system works as it does, whether it is secure, just, and sustainable, and how it might be reshaped for the future. The conference will provide an interactive forum that enables attendees to make new connections and share information around the common goal of developing visionary, yet practical, solutions to local and national food-related challenges.
North Carolina State University Park Scholarships and Department of Food Science will co-host the "Politics of Food" conference. North Carolina's rich and diverse agricultural heritage has put it at the crux of the challenges facing modern agriculture, and this setting provides a terrific opportunity to explore strategies that North Carolina communities and businesses are using to build a more sustainable food system from the ground up.
