Jennifer Meta Robinson, a Professor of Practice in Communication and Culture at Indiana University Bloomington, will speak about the current popularity of local food across the nation and the innovative developments in the Bloomington area for making local food available to local consumers. She will address the idea that a food system, however, is not a one-way conduit from fields to tables but a reciprocal relationship-economic, social, and place-based-that invites those who enjoy eating local food to help secure the lives of those who grow it. Using photos and life stories of small farmers in Southern Indiana, she will focus on the major challenges that growers face in providing local food and how customers can strengthen local food systems in our area. The free public lecture is part of Speaking of Food, a lecture series presented in conjunction with, and sponsored by, Themester 2014’s “Eat, Drink, Think: Food from Art to Science,” an initiative of the IU College of Arts and Sciences.

Free visitor parking is available by the Indiana Avenue lobby entrance. Metered parking is available at the McCalla School parking lot on the corner of Ninth Street and Indiana Avenue. The parking lot also has spaces designated for Indiana University C and E permits. During the weekends free parking is available on the surrounding streets.

Cost: Free

For more information contact:

Mathers Museum
(812)855-6873
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