6th Annual Local Food Summit
Monday, March 31, 2014 @ 8:00 am to 4:00 pm; Pre-Summit Activities Evening March 30 Washtenaw Community College, Morris J. Lawrence Bldg., Ann Arbor
“Life Cycle Approaches to Food System Sustainability” Dr. Marty Heller
Friday, January 17, 2014 – 2:00pm to 3:00pm
1040 Dana Building
EVENT SPONSOR: Center for Sustainable Systems
School of Natural Resources and Environment
Homegrown Festival
The HomeGrown Festival at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market celebrates local food and community and seeks to focus broad mainstream attention on the community-wide benefits (and pleasure!) of eating from our own foodshed. Free admission, music and entertainment. Watch for it each fall. Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, 6 – 10 p.m
Sustainable Food Careers Symposium
Sponsored by the Consortium on Agriculture, Food, and the Environment. FREE. Room 1040 Dana Building, U-M’s Ann Arbor Central Campus.
CAFE’s Sustainable Food Careers Symposium is a chance to hear and meet speakers from around Ann Arbor, Michigan, and across the country, all coming from a wide range of backgrounds in academia or with nonprofits, small businesses, big companies and farms.
Food Day
Created by Center for Science in Public Interest, Food Day is a nationwide celebration and a movement for healthy, affordable, and sustainable food. In October 2012, ProfessorCatherine Badgley, U-M Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology sat on the Agriculture Panel. Watch a video of the discussions at the link above and check out updated tweets and lots of other great information on the Food Day website.
School of Natural Resources and Environment
Sustainable Food Systems Lectures
Harvest Festival at U-M Campus Farm
Oct. 4, 4 – 8 p.m., Matthaei Botanical Gardens
The menu features food from local small farms, all of it lovingly prepared by awesome University Unions Chefs. While you’re there you’ll have the opportunity to talk with students who are driving many of the initiatives we support! There will also be live music by a number of local acts and games and activities for everyone. Register for the event
5 Healthy Towns Community Read
The goal of the 5H Community Read is to bring communities together in dialogue on the topic of wellness. This year we’re reading, In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan. Read the book, share your thoughts by writing and signing the book and then pass the book to a friend. Look for a series of programs to encourage community interaction through healthy activities. Our kickoff will feature live music, a visit from food luminary Kim Bayer, and food events for kids. Pick up your copy of In Defense of Food, sample delicious food, and join members from all five healthy communities to promote health and wellness.
The Produce Cart
Fresh, locally grown fruits and veggies
Thursdays 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., June 21 through mid-October
Taubman Health Center (south end of level 2 near Go Brew coffee)
Sustainability and University Unions
In partnership with Central Student Government, University Unions hosts the MFarmers’ Markets in the fall. The markets are designed to provide an opportunity for students and the campus community to learn about the benefits of locally grown food, sustainable living and healthy eating. Two videos about the MFarmers’ Markets can be found at the link above.
