Close to Home: Connecticut-Based Efforts to Reduce Food Waste
Tuesday, September 13, 2016 - Storrs Hall (Nursing), Lecture Hall WW16, 7-8pm
Did you know that 40% of food produced in the United States becomes waste? Learn about local efforts to reduce food waste, here on Storrs campus and across the state, during this panel presentation with Q&A. Panelists will include:
James Arena-DeRosa, President and CEO, Foodshare
Margaret Chatey, Director of Marketing and Communications, Connecticut Farm Bureau
Christina Rice, Clinical Fellow, Harvard Law School, Food Law and Policy Clinic
Dennis Pierce, Executive Director, UConn Dining Services
This event is open to the public.
To learn more about the Food Waste Series and upcoming events, including a free lunch made entirely of food that would have otherwise been wasted, visit http://collegeambassadors.uconn.edu/2016/09/01/food-waste-2016/
For more information, contact: College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources at acadprog@uconn.edu