Resilient Agriculture: Cultivating Food Systems for a Changing Climate

26 Jan 2015

Monday January 26, 2014 from 7-8:30pm
UNCA Sherrill Center – Mountain View Room (SHE 417)

How will a changing climate affect the way we farm and what we eat? How do we begin to build resilient and sustainable food systems? Join ASAP (Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project) for a talk and panel discussion featuring Dr. Laura Lengnick, author of Resilient Agriculture: Cultivating Food Systems for a Changing Climate and lead author of the recent USDA report “Climate Change and U.S. Agriculture: Effects and Adaptation.” Dr. Lengnick will give a talk on climate change effects on the U.S. food system, which will be followed by a panel discussion featuring local food system and climate change leaders sharing their work to understand and prepare for climate change.

Admission to this event is free.

For more information visit: http://asapconnections.org/front-page-posts/lengnick-event/