Re-posted from the UVM Food Systems Initiative:
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Lentil Underground
Renegade Farmers and the Future of Food in America
Featuring guest speakers
Liz Carlisle and David Oien
Monday, April 6, 4:00 p.m.
Williams 301
Book signing to follow
Free and open to the public
In her new book Lentil Underground, Liz Carlisle, a protégé of Michael Pollan, tells the remarkable story of an unheralded group of Montana farmers who have defied corporate agriculture by launching a unique sustainable food movement. Montana farmer David Oien, co-founder of Timeless Seeds, is one of those farmers. More about the book…
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Liz Carlisle is a fellow at the Center for Diversified Farming Systems at the University of California, Berkeley. She holds a Ph.D. in Geography, also from Berkeley, and a B.A. from Harvard University. |
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David Oien is a lentil farmer from central Montana and co-founder of Timeless Seeds, producer of heirloom organic lentils and specialty grains. |
Sponsored by the Food Systems Graduate Program, the Department of Plant and Soil Science, the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics, and the Food Systems Initiative |
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