November 3, 2008

Food for thought: How food choices make a difference locally, globally

"Food, Communities and Sustainability: A Public Square Forum Initiative" is 1-5 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 333 Meridian St., West Lafayette. The event, which is free and open to the public, will feature two panel discussions and a reception. The event is sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts Engagement Office.

The "Healthy Choices, Local Sources: The Role of Schools, Communities and Families" panel is set for 1-2:15 p.m. Panelists are Benjamin Schultz of the Indiana University task Force on campus sustainability, food working group; Barry Rubin, board member of Lafayette's City Foods; and Laura Palmer and Emily Becker, extension specialists who coordinate Purdue's Eat Your Way To Better Health program. The moderator is Sherrema Bower, a graduate student in American studies and women's studies.

The "Food and Social Responsibility: Connecting to Local, National and Global Issues" panel is 2:30-3:45 p.m. Panelists are Katy Bunder, executive director of Food Finders Food Bank; Susan Brouillette, assistant state director for Constituent Services in the Office of Sen. Richard Lugar; and Rae Schnapp, a Wabash Riverkeeper with the Hoosier Environmental Council. The moderator is Rachel Smederovac, a graduate student in American studies and sociology.

Main Street Cheese will cater a reception at 4 p.m.

The event is being organized by Anne Knupfer, professor of educational studies and an affiliate professor of history, American studies, and women's studies; Nadine Dolby, associate professor of curriculum studies and an affiliate professor in American studies; and Whitney Walton, professor of history and an affiliate professor in American studies.

Writer: Amy Patterson Neubert, (765) 494-9723, apatterson@purdue.edu

Sources:   Whitney Walton, (765) 494-9435, awhitney@purdue.edu

Anne Knupfer, (765) 494-7304, knupfer@purdue.edu

Nadine Dolby, ndolby@purdue.edu

Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu

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