The Basics of Organic Farming
Speaker: Mary Crow, Organic Valley/CROPP Cooperative
Thurs., Oct. 8, 12:30 p.m., Room A4
Join Mary Crow, from Organic Valley Family of Farms, in a presentation which will discuss the role organic farming plays in sustaining future generations. Organic farming offers a sustainable approach to agriculture. Without the use of synthetic pesticides, hormones and antibiotics, organic farming promotes healthy soil, ecosystems, and rural communities and humane animal treatment. Organic Valley’s cooperative business model also provides a fair, stable pay price for its farmer-owners. This presentation will review the interconnectedness of these issues and their combined impact on promoting sustainability.
Food and ethics
Speaker: Dale Murray, UW-Baraboo/Sauk County Philosophy Dept.
Thurs., Oct. 22, 12:30 p.m., Room A4
Given a number of recent books dealing with the ethics of food production, delivery and consumption (including the work of Michael Pollan and Peter Singer), public awareness of these issues has greatly increased over the past few years. Murray will introduce some of the ethical problems that arise with respect to the “food system” and explain how moral theory can be applied to analyze them.
Sustainable Farming in Today’s World
Speaker: Liz Doornik, Jon-De Farm.
Thurs., Nov. 5, 12:30 p.m., Room A4
Learn about current farming practices and technologies and how they relate to the care of our environment and the process of producing safe and affordable food. Liz will further discuss and explain the WI Green Tier Program for environmental excellence and how that system has challenged Jon-De to be better managers and utilize technologies and systems for the benefit of our family, employees, animals and environment.
Health Concerns and the Standard American Diet
Speaker: Tom Neal, UW-Baraboo/Sauk County Chemistry dept.
Tuesday, Nov. 17, 7:00 p.m., Room A4
Dietary habits of the average American have changed radically over the past 50years. The consequences of these radical dietary changes are now manifesting themselves in an ever expanding obesity epidemic.
This talk will discuss the connections among the Standard American Diet, obesity, and its associated diseases, and will outline some logical and simple nutritional basics that will increase our likelihood of weight loss, decrease our risk for a number of diseases, and increase our chance at longevity and a greater health span.
