Fwd: Innovation in Food Sustainability Event @ Montclair State University

[Tobias Fox]

Flyers Attached: The event below is free and open to the public. There will be several sustainable food vendors and other organizations sharing information. 

The competition portion of the event is just for students. Expect to have a lot of fun and receive relevant information.  

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From: Amy Tuininga <tuin...@mail.montclair.edu>

Innovation in Food Sustainability and Competition @ Montclair State University 

Monday, February 5th • 2018 2:30 PM-6:30 PM, CELS Atrium & CELS 120

Hear Dr. Leigh Ettinger, a Pediatric Nephrologist from Hackensack Meridian Health, talk on "Living Life on the Veg: The How and Why of a Whole Foods, Plant-based diet", food experts like Montclair State Alumna and Food Scientist Meriterese Racanelli, and a panel moderated by Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Human Ecology at Rutgers University, Dr. Jill Lipoti that includes:

·       Dr. Serpil Guran, Director of Rutgers University EcoComplex: "Food Waste to Energy"

·       Sara Elnakib, RD, MPH, CHES, Family and Community Health Sciences Assistant Professor at Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station: "Food Waste and Food Insecurity in Public Schools"

·       Mitch Morrison, Co-founder and Manager of the Sparta New Jersey Farmers' Market: "Food Entrepreneurship"

·       Meriterese Racanelli, Montclair State University Alumna and Food Scientist at Goya Foods: "Cultural Component of Food, Diet, and Sustainability"

Meet with local businesses, students, and experts to learn about innovations in food sustainability and even participate in a food innovation competition!

This event is in collaboration with the Montclair State University's Feliciano Center for Entrepreneurship and the College of Education and Human Services Nutrition and Food Studies Department.

For more information, please visit our website at www.montclair.edu/csam/iss.