'The Future of Food' workshop, Oct.1

As world population stretches past seven billion, many questions come to the fore about how to support so many people. For example, what if everyone elsewhere in the world consumed meat at the rate of the developed world? Does growing crops for transportation fuel put pressure on food crops? To address these questions and more, The University of Georgia Center for Integrative Conservation Research will host a free workshop to explore the links between food production, policy and sustainability on Oct. 1 at 9 am in the Richard B. Russell Special Collections Library.

The workshop, titled "The Future of Food," is expected to draw faculty, staff and students from across campus as well as community members interested in the challenges and potential of reshaping food systems. Rashid Nuri, founder of the Truly Living Well Center for Urban Agriculture in Atlanta and president of the board of Georgia Organics, will deliver the keynote address at 3:45 p.m. in room 271.

A complete schedule of the workshop is at the link.