Food & Agribusiness Institute

Hunger Week: Fast and Feast!

tpozzi@scu.edu (FAI) — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:41:00 PST

To end Hunger Week 2013, we will be holding a day long fast with a feast at the end to celebrate the completion of Hunger Week!

Hunger Week; Volunteer to Bag Beans!

tpozzi@scu.edu (FAI) — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:39:00 PST

Want to directly help prevent hunger in your local community? As part of Hunger Week, you can volunteer to bag beans for our local farm workers!

Hunger Week's Food for Thought: Feeding10Billion

tpozzi@scu.edu (FAI) — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:29:00 PST

Curious about how we will be able to feed the exponentially growing world population? You won’t want to miss the 2nd event of SCU’s Hunger Week then.

Hunger Week: Documentary Screening

tpozzi@scu.edu (FAI) — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:17:00 PST

Make sure you don’t miss out on the first event of Santa Clara’s Hunger Week. The viewing will be of “A Place at the Table,” a documentary that focuses on poverty, hunger, and under-nutrition in America.

Food for Thought: Slow Food Movement

armadden@scu.edu (Rose Madden) — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:13:00 PST

Peg Champion and Brad Whitworth will present the mission, programs, sucesses and challenges of the Slow Food movement. Come to this Food for Thought lecture to learn about the advocacy work being done by leaders in our local food community.

BTGAP: Officially a Club!

fai@scu.edu (FAI) — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:16:00 PST

Curious about what how YOU can help fight hunger? Want to know what local companies are doing to help with poverty? Are you interested in getting more involved on campus? Join BTGAP.

FAI Summer Internship

fai@scu.edu (FAI) — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:06:00 PST

FAI is having it's second year of summer interns for the "Real Cost of a Healthy Meal Project"! The goal is to get 800 interviews by September!

Olive Oil Tasting & Business Overview

fai@scu.edu (FAI) — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:21:00 PST

You won't want to miss out on the Food & Agribusiness Network's debut event! It will be held next Wednesday April 24th and will include olive oil tasting as well as a talk on the business of it. Click here to reserve your spot now!

Face to Face: Food Security In Latin America

Armadden@scu.edu (Rose Madden) — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:14:00 PST

Friday, April 12th, 11:45-1:45pm, St. Clare Room. Panel discussion with youth organizers from the Community Agroecology Network about food security, coffee, and sustainable agriculture. Following the lecture there will be a coffee tasting outside Sunstream Cafe. FREE EVENT! Please RSVP: www.youthcoffee.eventbrite.com.

BTGAP- Bridging the Gap, Alleviating Poverty

fai@scu.edu (FAI) — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:03:00 PST

BTGAP is SCU's newest club that aims to educate the student body about widespread domestic and international poverty, hunger, and environmental issues.

The Business of Gourmet Markets

fai@scu.edu (FAI) — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:50:00 PST

The Food and Agribusiness Institute will be hosting "The Business of Gourmet Markets" on Tuesday, April 30th, 2013; Draeger's Market will be featured.

Burma Immersion Trip Application Process

fai@scu.edu (FAI) — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:19:00 PST

We are fast approaching the Burma Immersion Trip application deadline on February 13th. In the case that you weren't able to make the info session or wanted to watch it again, follow this blog link for the video, as well as the application to apply!

Immersion Trip to Burma

tpozzi@scu.edu (Tara Pozzi) — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:04:00 PST

Join the Food & Agribusiness Institute for an info session about our immersion trip to Burma. This two-week program will lead you through Burma and provide an amazing experience you won't forget. Space is limited, so be sure to attend the information session for application details.

Sustainable Farm Field Trip

efrencharnold@scu.edu (Erika French-Arnold) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:12:00 PST

Farm Field Trip on Saturday, February 23rd. We will visit Veggielution Community Farm and Full Circle Farm. The trip is free and will last from 9am to 4pm!

The Haiti Paradox

efrencharnold@scu.edu (FAI) — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:03:00 PST

Starry Sprenkle, PhD candidate in Ecology at UC Davis, will present a virtual tour of Haiti, including a short history, and address issues including the linkages between Haiti's deforestation/reforestation, urbanization/development, and local production/consumption/food aid.

The Business of Smoothies

efrencharnold@scu.edu (Erika French-Arnold) — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:40:00 PST

Please join the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) and the Food and Agribusiness Institute (FAI) in welcoming Jamba Juice Chief Operating Officer Bruce Schroder

Food and Agribusiness Network meeting

efrencharnold@scu.edu (Erika French-Arnold) — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:40:00 PST

The Food and Agribusiness Network (FAN) Information Session: Wednesday October 24th Where: Room 107 When:5:00-5:40pm

FAI Wine Field Trip- November 3rd!

efrencharnold@scu.edu (Erika French-Arnold) — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:45:00 PST

Please join us for a wine field trip on November 3rd to Hahn Estate Winery and Chalone Winery!

5th Annual Hunger Issues Forum

efrencharnold@scu.edu (Food and Agribusiness Institute) — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:49:00 PST

Please mark your calendar for the 5th Annual Hunger Issues Forum on September 28th, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Locatelli Center at Santa Clara University!

To Label or Not to Label GE Foods: Proposition 37

efrencharnold@scu.edu (Erika French-Arnold) — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:31:00 PST

Join FAI in welcoming Professor David Zilberman. Dr. Zilberman is an expert in the field of genetically engineered foods and a professor at UC Berkeley in the Agricultural and Resource Economics Department.