From: Beth Hoffman [mailto:beth...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 9:03 AM
To: bf...@ecologycenter.org
Subject: BFPC: farm bill - tonight
I just saw this and thought you all might be interested (you can also watch it after if you can't make it tonight):
The Horace M. Albright Lecture in Conservation
The U.S. Farm Bill: What’s at Stake?
When: Thursday, April 5, 6:30 PM
Where: Wheeler Auditorium
The U.S. Farm Bill is the single most important piece of legislation determining what Americans eat. Join us for a panel discussion on what’s at stake in the upcoming U.S. Farm Bill with:
Michael Pollan, John S. and James L. Knight Professor of Journalism and Director of the Knight Program in Science and Environmental Journalism, UC Berkeley
Karen Ross, Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture
Ken Cook, President and Co-Founder of the Environmental Working Group
Patricia Crawford, Director of the Atkins Center for Weight and Health and Adjunct Professor, College of Natural Resources, UC Berkeley
Moderated by Gordon Rausser, Robert Gordon Sproul Distinguished Professor in the Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics, College of Natural Resources, UC Berkeley
This is a free, public event. Seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Free tickets are available at the Wheeler Auditorium Box Office at 5:00 PM on the day of the event. Doors open at 6:00 PM.
This discussion will be recorded and available online after the event.
Event Contact: Sasha Keller | 510.643.1051