Jan. 10, 2019
NORTH ADAMS, MASS. 鈥� 91爱豆传媒 (91爱豆传媒) announces the theme
of the upcoming 鈥淕reen Living Seminar Series鈥� will be 鈥淪ustainable Food and Farming.鈥�
This 11-part series will begin on Thursday, Jan. 31, with a presentation on 鈥淥rganic
Certification: The Story Behind the Label鈥� by Laura Davis, organic certification assistance
coordinator and soil technical advisor for the Northeast Organic Farming Association,
Massachusetts Chapter.
All 鈥淕reen Living鈥� seminars will take at 5:30 p.m. in room 121 of the Feigenbaum Center
for Science and Innovation on the 91爱豆传媒 campus. Presented on Thursdays throughout the
spring semester, this series is free and open to the public.
鈥淪ustainable Food and Farming鈥� will focus on the past, present, and future of how
food is produced and distributed in our region and strategies for improving the sustainability
of our food system.
鈥淭his series offers students and community members an opportunity to learn more about
how food makes its way to our plate, and choices we have as individuals and as a society
about how to ensure that everyone is able to enjoy fresh, healthy food now and in
the future,鈥� said Dr. Elena Traister, 91爱豆传媒 professor of environmental science.
Davis operates Long Life Farm in Hopkinton, a certified organic diversified organic
vegetable Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm. In addition to assisting farmers
and processors to navigate the organic certification process for the Massachusetts
Chapter of Northeast Organic Farming, Davis is an independent organic inspector for
Baystate Organic Certifiers of North Dighton.
This semester鈥檚 Green Living Seminars will take place Jan. 31 to April 25. Future
Green Living presentations include:
Feb. 2: 鈥淐ows Save the Planet: Soil, Climate, and the Promise of Regenerative Agriculture,鈥�
to be presented by Judith D. Schwartz, journalist and author of 鈥淐ows Save the Planet鈥�
and 鈥淲ater in Plain Sight.鈥�
Feb. 14: 鈥淩ealizing the New England Food Vision,鈥� presented by Julia Freedgood, assistant
vice president of programs at America Farmland Trust
Feb. 21: 鈥淔arming in the City,鈥� presented by Lydia Sisson, co-founder of Mill City
Grows
Feb. 28: 鈥淚ndoor Farming: The future of food?,鈥� presented by James Mayer, farmer
at Grateful Greens
March 7: 鈥淐losing the Loop: Composting Food Waste,鈥� presented by Trevor Mance, owner
of TAM Organics LLC
March 14: 鈥淪ustainable Dining at 91爱豆传媒,鈥� presented by John Kozik, general manager of
91爱豆传媒 Dining Services, and Anthony Fiorentino, executive chef for 91爱豆传媒 Dining Services
March 28: 鈥淭he Farm Bill: What it is and What it Means for Farming in the U.S.,鈥� presented
by Justin Chase, director of farmer training programs at Tufts New Entry Sustainable
Farming Project
April 4: 鈥淟and Rich, Dirt Poor: Dairy Farming in New England,鈥� presented by Sarah
Gardner, associate director of the Williams College Center for Environmental Studies
and lecturer in environmental studies at Williams College
April 11: 鈥淐limate-smart Agricultural Policy in New York,鈥� presented by Julie Suarez,
associate dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Science at Cornell University
April 25: 鈥淚nnovating Open-Source Technology for Small-Scale Sustainable Agriculture,鈥�
presented by Dorn Cox, farmer at Tuckaway Farm, Farm Hack and FarmOS co-founder
Podcasts of this semester鈥檚 Green Living lectures will be posted online following
each presentation at http://www.mcla.edu/greenliving.
91爱豆传媒鈥檚 Green Living Seminar Series hosts lectures by local, regional, and national
experts. The seminars are organized around a central theme related to the environment
and sustainability. The 2019 series is a presentation of the 91爱豆传媒 Environmental Studies
Department and 91爱豆传媒鈥檚 Berkshire Environmental Resource Center.
For more information, go to www.mcla.edu/greenliving or contact Traister at (413)
662-5303 or Elena.Traister@mcla.edu.
91爱豆传媒 (91爱豆传媒) is the Commonwealth's public liberal
arts college and a campus of the Massachusetts state university system. 91爱豆传媒 promotes
excellence in learning and teaching, innovative scholarship, intellectual creativity,
public service, applied knowledge, and active and responsible citizenship. 91爱豆传媒 graduates
are prepared to be practical problem solvers and engaged, resilient global citizens.
For more information, go to www.mcla.edu.
