Personal Enrichment

Food Crisis: Myth and Reality of the Global Buffet
NCSS 1003

With a coffee shop on every corner, how can there be a global Coffee Crisis? And what about corn, a long-time staple...is it being grown for food or gas tanks? Are our global food supplies really at risk, especially in the face of rising consumption in India and China? Agriculture is now as much a part of the global commodity chain as blue jeans are, and with that come both crisis and opportunity. As fuel and food costs soar, people worldwide feel the pinch. What is myth, what is reality, and what is creative thinking? We will walk the buffet line, studying what is in front of us and what is missing, looking more deeply into issues of today, from farm subsidies to cyborg chickens with contact lenses and from super plants to mass suicides of Indian farmers.

Cristine Milton VIEW BIO
Section 300
Sat, November 1, 09:00 am - 03:00 pm (1 hour lunch)
Continuing Education Center
1 sessions
$43