Food, Fuel, Climate series at NCMC
This fall North Central Michigan College in Petoskey tackles three pressing issues in its Food, Fuel, Climate lecture series. All programs are held on Fridays at noon in the Library conference room. Reservations are preferred. Call 231-348-6602 to reserve your place at the table. Cost is $9. Lunch is included.
September 26 - Globalization of food.
Alan Deardorff, Ph.D., professor of economics and public policy, University of Michigan, presents the first in the series. Professor Deardorff will discuss the way food is bought, sold and transported throughout the world.
October 10 - The Food-Fuel Connection.
William Knudson, Ph.D., visiting professor of applied economic analysis, Michigan State University, will analyze the increasingly complex relationships between food and the fuels that are used to plant, fertilize, transport and preserve our world's food supplies. The economics of using food for fuel will also be explored.
October 17 - Michigan's Climate.
Jeffrey Andresen, Ph.D., assistant professor of geography, Michigan State University and state climatologist for Michigan. The state climatologist is considered the expert in weather and climate information for the state and is the primary contact for in-depth interpretation of state-level climate information.
October 24 - What about my fuel bill?
Steven Transeth, one of three commissioners appointed by the governor to head the Michigan Public Service Commission which sets utility rates in Michigan. He will review the Commission's appraisal of the expected supply, demand and cost of electricity, natural gas, gasoline, and fuel oil for the coming winter.
November 7 - Farming for our Future.
Toril Fisher, executive director of Farming For Our Future at Pond Hill. Her organization seeks to help people understand where their food comes from, how it is grown and how their food choices affect not only their personal health but the health of their community and the planet.
December 12 - The Science of Food Processing, Packaging and Storage.
Philip E. Nelson, Ph.D., winner of the 2007 World Food Prize, explains how the innovations he and his colleagues developed transformed the vegetable and fruit packing industry so that massive amounts of vegetable and fruit products can be stored and shipped around the world without refrigeration and without spoilage.
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