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Newsrelease: September 2008
Nourishing Eaters and the Earth Workshop:
Dietitians Cultivating Sustainable Food Systems
Farm to Family Connection, a project of the Northeast Nebraska RC&D in Plainview, NE, is holding its second dietitian workshop Thursday, October 2, 2008, from 4:30-7:00 p.m. at Siouxland District Health Department, 1014 Nebraska Street, Sioux City, Iowa. CEU for 2 credits for dietitians will be from 4:45-6:45. Featured speaker will be Angie Tagtow, owner of Environmental Nutrition Solutions. Angie is also a WK Kellogg Food & Society Policy Fellow and managing editor of the Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition.
The session will focus on three objectives: Define sustainability and sustainable food systems. Examine current food systems and explore how food system sustainability can ensure a future food supply that optimizes human and ecological health. Describe the role of the food and nutrition professional in supporting and advocating for sustainable food systems using the American Dietetic Association's Primer on Sustainable Food Systems as a guide.
This workshop is for dietitians, nurses, administrators, public health practitioners, farmers, growers, producers and anyone else interested to hear the nutrition and health (public health, economic, community) benefits of a sustainable food system.
Pre-registration is requested as there will be handouts and there is a fee. For more information, or to register, contact Sandy Patton at 402-842-2555 or sandyp@threeriverwb.net. This program is provided in part by the WK Kellogg Foundation.
Download the informational brochure HERE.
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