Food and the Environment How What We Eat Impacts Our Bodies October 4, 2010

Irvine Institute for Environmental Education FOOD AND THE ENVIRONMENT HOW WHAT WE EAT IMPACTS OUR BODIES AND THE WORLD, 3 SESSIONS. This course will examine the food we eat, and how it impacts the environment. It will look at how people and food are connected via stereotypes, memory, society and eco-justice. There will be discussions on organic food, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), economic disparities, American obesity, and world hunger. The Saturday class will include a trip to a local eco-friendly farm. Instructor: Jennie Walker, Adjunct Lecturer McDaniel College. Dates: Mondays, October 4 and 11, 7:00 8:30 p.m. Saturday, October 9, 9:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Irvine Nature Center, 11201 Garrison Forest Road, Owings Mills, MD 21117 443-738-9200 www.ExploreNature.org