What to eat: a seven discourse meal
UW-Madison Agroecology Fall Lecture Series
All talks at 4 pm
Parking
Chamberlain Hall: Metered parking is available beneath Grainger Hall (Lot 7) and at 333 East Campus Mall. Many city bus lines stop near this location.
Soils: Metered parking is available on the top level of the Steenbock Library parking ramp (Lot 36). City bus lines 11, 28, 38, 44, 80 and 84 stop at the nearby intersection of Babcock Dr. and Observatory Dr.
Campus map
This year’s Agroecology Fall Lecture Series is associated with Go Big Read’s campus-wide reading of Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food. For more information, download the poster or visit the Agroecology web site. The series also celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.
1 October, Thursday
Room 2103 Chamberlain Hall
Wisconsin farmers: what to eat
Bill Bruins, President of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau and dairy farmer near Waupun
Richard Cates, Member of the DATCP Ag Board and pasture-based beef farmer near Spring Green
Louise Hemstead, Chief Operating Officer of Organic Valley Coop and an organic dairy farmer near La Farge
Tom Lochner, Executive Director, Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association
Introduction by John Shutske, Associate Dean, Cooperative Extension, CALS
Reception to follow
6 October, Tuesday
Room 2103 Chamberlain Hall
CALS faculty: what to eat
Brent McCown, Gottschalk Distinguished Professor of Horticulture
Franco Milani, Assistant Professor of Food Science
Susan Nitzke, Professor and Chair of Nutritional Sciences
Introduction by Irwin Goldman, Vice Dean, CALS
13 October, Tuesday
Room 270 Soils Building
Changing tastes: sustainability, demographics and the marketplace
Arlin Wasserman, Vice President, Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility, Sodexo Corporation
Introduction by Jack Kloppenburg, CIAS co-director
20 October, Tuesday
Room 270 Soils Building
Fertility, fertilizers and food: in defense of Haber
Phillip Barak, Professor of Soil Science, UW Madison
Introduction by William Bland, Chair, Soil Science
27 October, Tuesday
Room 270 Soils Building
Healthy land, food, and eaters: an ecological approach to health
Angie Tagtow, managing editor, Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition
Introduction by Gregg Mitman, Interim Director, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
4 November, Wednesday
Room 270 Soils Building
Growing food and knowing food: the traceability of sustainability
Hugh Campbell, Director of the Centre for the Study of Food, Agriculture, and Environment at Otago University, New Zealand
Introduction by Michael Bell, Chair, Agroecology Program
10 November, Tuesday
Room 2103 Chamberlain Hall
The seasonal connection: from the land to your plate
Monique Hooker, Wisconsin chef, storyteller, and author of Cooking with the Seasons
Introduction by Julie Luke, Associate Director of Dining and Culinary Service, University Housing
Reception to follow
This lecture series is made possible with support from the Bradshaw-Knight Foundation.