MENU FOR THE FUTURE: Exploring the Connection Between Food & Sustainability

DATES: Thursdays, May 8 through June12, 2008

NAME OF EVENT: MENU FOR THE FUTURE: Exploring the Connection Between Food & Sustainability

TIME: 7:00 – 9:00 pm

LOCATION: Stillwaters Environmental Center (26059 Barber Cut Off Road; Kingston)

DESCRIPTION: For centuries, food has been used for celebrations and bringing together community, as well as sustaining us every day. Now it is a global industry with huge impacts on our environment. This six-session course, designed by the Northwest Earth Institute, will describe personal responses to the complexities of producing our food and the relationship to the sustainability of our planet. Classes will be held six Thursday evenings, May 8 – June 12, at 7:00 pm.

COST: $30/one, $40/household

CONTACT: Joleen Palmer, Program Director
Stillwaters Environmental Center
26059 Barber Cut Off Road; Kingston WA 98346
360-297-2876
Joleen@stillwatersenvironmentalcenter.org

WEB ADDRESS: www.stillwatersenvironmentalcenter.org

"MENU FOR THE FUTURE" -- A Class at Stillwaters


For centuries food has been used to mark the change of seasons, celebrate events, and bring together the family or community. But now it is also a global economic commodity and a multi-billion dollar industry, and a point of confusion as we struggle with the ramifications of genetically engineered or modified foods, organic options, local supplies of foods, vegetarian diets and more.

There are many implications of our food choices, some of which we seldom consider. The Northwest Earth Institute has just completed their newest class guide, “Menu for the Future”, to consider those implications.

Stillwaters Environmental Center will be using this guide in their next Sustainability Discussion Course for six Thursdays starting May 8th. Classes are held on Thursday evenings, from 7 – 9 pm. Each class is limited to 12 participants.

Topics for "Menu for the Future" include:
“What’s Eating America?” – the effects of modern industrial eating habits on culture, society and Earth.
“Anonymous Food” – the historical shift from family farms near home, to industrial agriculture and getting your food from the whole world and what that means ecologically.
“Farming for the Future” – emerging alternatives in food and choices individuals can make.
“You Are what You Eat” – the human health perspective and food policies that shape our well-being.
“Toward a Just Food System” – issues of hunger, equity and Fair Trade bring in the role of all of us, from individuals to governments, in creating a more just food system.
“Choices for Change” – the inspiration and advice for choosing local, seasonal and sustainably grown and produced food for you and your family.
The cost for participating in one of the courses is $30/person, or $40/household if you share a book. Evening classes will start at 7 pm on Thursday, May 8, and continue every Thursday until June 12. Please pre-register or get more information by calling Joleen at 360-297-2876.