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The Ethics of Eating (and Growing) Food with Dr. Sapna E. Thottahil
Does growing your own food or buying local food conflict with supporting sustainable farmers from abroad? Can consumers trust foods with the organic label, even if the food is from another country? What can U.S. consumers and gardeners learn from organic farmers in places like India? Come find out in this evening lecture at Pollinate Farm & Garden. Sapna E. Thottathil, PhD author of India's Organic Farming Revolution and Oakland resident, will tackle these and other questions and explain how our global food system has come to take its complex shape over the years so that consumers are faced with these tough decisions. Sapna will also share details about the growing buy-local and organic farming movements in India. After the talk, she will be on hand to sign copies of her new book.
Author Bio: Sapna E. Thottathil, PhD is the author of India's Organic Farming Revolution: What It Means for Our Global Food System. She is a sustainable food systems specialist and has over 10 years of experience in international development, environmental politics, and food and agriculture. She has worked on environmental policy for multiple organizations, including the Environmental Protection Agency and Health Care Without Harm and has contributed to several articles on sustainable meat procurement, featured in outlets such as Civil Eats and San Francisco Medical Society Journal. She earned her BA from the University of Chicago, where she was awarded the Udall Scholarship for environmental leadership, before going on to receive an MSc from Oxford University and a PhD from the University of California at Berkeley, where she was the recipient of a Fulbright fellowship. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the San Francisco Women's Environmental Network and is on the National Advisory Council for the Women, Food and Agriculture Network. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, gardening, hiking, and identifying wildflowers and birds. She lives in Oakland, California.
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LocationPollinate Farm & Garden
2727 Fruitvale Avenue
Oakland, CA 94601
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
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| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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