Agrifood Seminars and other Agrifood Events
The Agrifood Studies Seminar, organized by the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, comprises guest speakers, presentations of Agrifood Studies members’ work in progress, and discussion of recent literature.
Upcoming Agrifood Seminars
Tuesday, November 3: Agrifood Seminar
Presentation of the film, "The Garden," a documentary about the eviction of south central Los Angeles urban farmers from their community garden space.
Time: 2 pm-3:15 pm
Venue: Social Sciences 2, Room 071
Tuesday December 8, 3:30 - 5 pm, Mural Room, 223 Oakes College Admin Bldg
Tracy Perkins, graduate student in Sociology, will discuss her project, "25 Stories of the Central Valley."
Other Upcoming Agrifood Events
Speaking of Food: Thoughts on Healthier Food Systems lectures
sponsored by CASFS and Kresge College; series flyer
Thursday, November 12, 4-5:30 pm, Kresge Town Hall
Dr. Constanza Ocampo-Raeder, University of Maine, will discuss her work, "Cultivating and Feeding Cultural Identity: Indigenous Home Gardens of the Peruvian Amazon."
Tuesday, November 17, 4-5:30 pm, Kresge Town Hall
Dr. Wayne Roberts, Toronto Food Policy Council, will discuss his work, "The No-Nonsense Guide to World Food: Taking Control of the Food System."
Time: 4 - 5:30 pm
Venue: Kresge Town Hall
Tuesday, December 1, 4-5:30 pm, Kresge Town Hall
Dr. Harriet Friedmann, University of Toronto, will discuss her work, "Linking Cultures of Farming, Selling, Cooking, Storing, Sharing, and Eating: Organizational Ecology of the Southern Ontario Food Shed."
For more information on the Speaking of Food or Agrifood Seminar series, please email or call Jonathon Landeck, 459-4540.
Recent Agrifood Seminars
Tuesday, October 20, 12:30-2 pm, Mural Room, 223 Oakes College Admin Bldg
Kevin Cody, graduate student in Sociology, will discuss his research, "The Sustainable Generation of Farmers."
Bill Friedland
March 12, 2009, 12:30-2 pm at the Mural Room, Oakes College
Professor Emeritus Bill Friedland will lead a discussion of his paper "Globalized Agrifood: On the Brink of a Fundamental Transformation?" that he presented at the University of Leipzig in December 2008. For more information or to receive a copy of the paper, contact Gwendolyn Keith.
Dara Goldstein
February 4, 2009, 12:30-2 pm at the Mural Room, Oakes College, UCSC
Dara Goldstein is Francis Christopher Oakley Third Century Professor of Russian at Williams College. She is also founding editor of Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture. She will discuss her recent trip to Israel and Palestine, and the way that food can serve as a common ground for cultures in conflict.
