The September 29th Idaho Environmental Forum will feature Janie Burns, Nampa farmer and chair of the Treasure Valley Food Coalition, speaking on historical trends in our food system and the effects on our environment.
Humans, our food and our environment are inseparable, summarized by an unknown author who said, "Man - despite his artistic pretensions, his sophistication, and his many accomplishments - owes his existence to a six inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains." The industrial food system has delivered us an abundance of food at a price that most can afford, but at what cost to our natural world? The results of a local food assessment in 2010 revealed that less than 5% of the food that we eat in the Treasure Valley is grown by local farmers, despite the fact that we are surrounded by farmland. Can the local food movement feed us and rebuild our natural resources?
This presentation will include historical photos to help us understanding the changing agricultural landscape, summarize the results of the local food assessment, and finally, explore the potential for a local sustainable food system.
Enjoy a lunch featuring local foods.
This presentation is part of The Year of Idaho Food, a grass-roots, year-long, statewide look at the surprising variety of foods grown in Idaho and the social, economic and environmental significance of those foods. The Treasure Valley Food Coalition is one of many statewide organizations that are involved in the celebration. |
