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Sustainability and Innovation in Agriculture

Food for Thought: Sustainability and Innovation in Agriculture

Thursday, February 11th
4:00 p.m.
Weigand Room
Arts & Sciences Building
Refreshments provided

Sponsored by the Food and Agribusiness Institute
Cosponsored by the Environmental Studies Institute,
the Office of Sustainability, and Bronco Urban Gardens

RSVP requested
All are welcome!

Karla Chambers is the Co-owner and Vice President of Stahlbush Island Farms, an environmentally-friendly farm and food processor committed to sustainable agriculture. In July 2009, Stahlbush Island Farms began operation of the first biogas plant in North America. Through organic matter, the plant produces enough electricity to power approximately 1,100 homes, nearly twice what the farm uses in a year.

About the Food for Thought Speaker Series
The Food for Thought Speaker Series is sponsored by the Food and Agribusiness Institute in the Leavey School of Business and features lectures focused on topics related to food, agribusiness, and social and environmental responsibility. The Food for Thought Speaker Series is part of the enrichment opportunities offered to undergraduate students interested in the Food, Hunger, Poverty, Environment Pathway and graduate MBA students interested in the Food & Agribusiness concentration.

In compliance with the ADA/504 please direct your accommodation requests to: Jessica Gagnon at 408.554.5173 or by email fai@scu.edu or call TTY-California Relay, at 1-800-735-2929 at least 48 hours prior to the event.

 

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