Agriculture, Ethics, and Personal Choice
April 20, 2017 | 5:30 p.m. | Museum of Natural and Cultural History
1680 E. 15th Ave., Eugene OR 97403
Oregon boasts a multibillion-dollar agricultural economy that includes both industrial agriculture and small-scale efforts such as community supported agriculture memberships, farmers’ markets, and community gardens. These smaller, community-based efforts are on the rise as means to nurture community and create local and autonomous food systems. In this conversation, author Kristy Athens will ask participants to think about the impact of their food choices. Are these choices as consequential as consumers would like them to be? Does “voting with your dollars” significantly shape our agricultural systems? Read more.
University of Oregon - Museum of Natural History
Free
Lauren Willis at (541) 346-3030 or lmw@uoregon.edu