EM:/ FW: New Curriculum on Local Food Systems and Sustainable Agriculture

Folks --  While I am not familiar with this course, the focus on
sustainability and impact of food on the environment look like interesting
topics to be covered in this adult ed class at MSU. 

 

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Anne Woiwode, State Director

Sierra Club Michigan Chapter

517-484-2372    <http://www.michigan.sierraclub.org>
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From: Julie Avery (by way of Nicole Cillette) [mailto:averyj at msu.edu] 
Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 1:22 AM
To: anne.woiwode at sierraclub.org
Subject: New Curriculum on Local Food Systems and Sustainable Agriculture

 

Hello!

The Michigan State University Museum is pleased to announce the Food,
Farming and Community curriculum aimed at adult education about contemporary
local food systems and sustainable agriculture. Six lessons span topics from
making personal connections to food to global food policies. The curriculum
can be used in a variety of settings such as libraries, classrooms,
faith-based groups, and community groups.

The curriculum consists of:

     * Facilitator Guide

        * Learner Packet
        * Powerpoint slides

Sessions/Lessons:

        * Introduction to Food, Farming, and Community

        * How Should We Grow? Comparing Food Systems

        *       The Food Footprint

        * The High Cost of Cheap Food
   * How Did We Get Here? The Development of the "Modern" Food System
      * Strategies for Supporting Sustainable Food Systems


For more information and access to the free materials, please visit the
website at
<http://www.foodfarmingandcommunity.org>http://www.foodfarmingandcommunity.o
rg

and view the attached press release about the project.

Please share this information with interested audiences, and/or publications
and web sites where it might fit. Please contact Julie Avery, Ph.D., MSU
Museum, with further questions or ideas

 

        Thank You!

 

 

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You suddenly understanding something you've understood all your life,

but in a new way."       -Doris Lessing

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Julie A. Avery, Ph.D.  *   Museum Educator and Curator, Rural Life & Culture

               averyj at msu.edu  *  517-432-3358  *  FAX 353-8986

Food, Farming and Community -- Resources for Expanding Awareness
         http://www.foodfarmingandcommunity.org/

Cultural Economic Development  *  http://www.craftworksmichigan.org/

http://ruralarts.museum.msu.edu/resources/     resources & showcase


        MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM

        West Circle Drive, East Lansing, MI 48824  

                   http://www.museum.msu.edu

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