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“Grub” author to discuss sustainable eating
October 06, 2006
National bestselling author and public speaker Anna Lappé will speak about the importance of choosing locally grown food on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. in the Scandinavian Cultural Center.
“She addresses the importance of eating local and organic from a social perspective and how to make it a reality for all,” said senior Rachel Esbjornsen, who helped coordinate Lappé’s visit.
Lappé regularly speaks at colleges and universities across the country about food politics, sustainable agriculture, globalization and social change. The Wild Hope Project is one of the sponsors of her visit, so Lappé will also discuss why food sustainability is so important to her and how she found her passion.
Her most recent book is “Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen,” which she co-authored with chef Bryant Terry. An exposé on industrial food and chemical agriculture, the book also includes hands-on tools and menus for readers to create healthier lives.
“In her book, she talks about how people are starting to purchase more food grown locally and why that is important, and also why we need to start looking at local food systems,” Esbjornsen said.
Lappé is the daughter of food activists. Her mother, Frances Moore Lappé, wrote the best-selling book “Diet for a Small Planet” in 1971. It awakened a whole generation to the man-made causes of hunger and the significance of everyday food choices.
The two co-authored “Hope’s Edge,” which chronicles social movements on five continents and addresses the root causes of hunger and poverty. The book won the Nautilus Award for Social Change.
Lappé and her mother co-founded the Small Planet Institute, a collaborative network for research and popular education. Tied to the institute is the Small Planet Fund, which has raised more than a quarter of a million dollars for democratic social movements worldwide since 2002.
Lappé has made numerous television and radio appearances, and she serves as a consultant to foundations, media projects and non -profit organizations. She is an active board member of the Center for Media and Democracy.
Her writing has been widely published in The Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times and International Herald Tribune. Lappé is a contributing author to a number of books, including “Take Back Your Time” and “Feeding the Future: How the Battle Over Food Will Change Your Life.”
Lappé’s visit is sponsored by ASPLU, the Residence Hall Association, Student Involvement and Leadership, Women’s and Gender Studies, Environmental Studies, Dining Services and the Wild Hope Project.
To learn more about Lappé and the Small Planet Institute, visit www.smallplanetinstitute.org.
Lappé regularly speaks at colleges and universities across the country about food politics, sustainable agriculture, globalization and social change. The Wild Hope Project is one of the sponsors of her visit, so Lappé will also discuss why food sustainability is so important to her and how she found her passion.
Her most recent book is “Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen,” which she co-authored with chef Bryant Terry. An exposé on industrial food and chemical agriculture, the book also includes hands-on tools and menus for readers to create healthier lives.
“In her book, she talks about how people are starting to purchase more food grown locally and why that is important, and also why we need to start looking at local food systems,” Esbjornsen said.
Lappé is the daughter of food activists. Her mother, Frances Moore Lappé, wrote the best-selling book “Diet for a Small Planet” in 1971. It awakened a whole generation to the man-made causes of hunger and the significance of everyday food choices.
The two co-authored “Hope’s Edge,” which chronicles social movements on five continents and addresses the root causes of hunger and poverty. The book won the Nautilus Award for Social Change.
Lappé and her mother co-founded the Small Planet Institute, a collaborative network for research and popular education. Tied to the institute is the Small Planet Fund, which has raised more than a quarter of a million dollars for democratic social movements worldwide since 2002.
Lappé has made numerous television and radio appearances, and she serves as a consultant to foundations, media projects and non -profit organizations. She is an active board member of the Center for Media and Democracy.
Her writing has been widely published in The Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times and International Herald Tribune. Lappé is a contributing author to a number of books, including “Take Back Your Time” and “Feeding the Future: How the Battle Over Food Will Change Your Life.”
Lappé’s visit is sponsored by ASPLU, the Residence Hall Association, Student Involvement and Leadership, Women’s and Gender Studies, Environmental Studies, Dining Services and the Wild Hope Project.
To learn more about Lappé and the Small Planet Institute, visit www.smallplanetinstitute.org.