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PCGS Food Conference

The Patel College of Global Sustainability at the University of South Florida organized a sustainable food conference on January 30, 2015. The conference introduced ideas to promote sustainable food and gardening practices. Exhibitors showed recent developments in sustainable food to educate attendees. Topics included sustainable food systems, farmers markets, food waste reduction, and the impact of food on the environment and public health. An optional tour of local community gardens was also offered.

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PCGS Food Conference

The Patel College of Global Sustainability at the University of South Florida organized a sustainable food conference on January 30, 2015. The conference introduced ideas to promote sustainable food and gardening practices. Exhibitors showed recent developments in sustainable food to educate attendees. Topics included sustainable food systems, farmers markets, food waste reduction, and the impact of food on the environment and public health. An optional tour of local community gardens was also offered.

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ORGANIZED BY THE
PATEL COLLEGE OF
GLOBAL
SUSTAINABILITY

JAN 30,
2015

About PCGS

Event Details

Through extensive research, education, and

On 30 January 2015, the University of

Why Should We Care About


Sustainable Food?

community involvement, the Patel College

South Florida Research that Matters

Food is a critical source for human survival.

of Global Sustainability tries to promote the

Sustainable Food Conference will introduce

However, due to the rapid growth of

ideal image of the green community. They

ideas to keep the community sustainable.

population throughout the world,

targeted several initiatives to reduce the

Exhibitors will show recent food

agricultural practices multiplied.

carbon foot print: building the

developments to educate the audience of

consequence, these practices impact the

environment, having free bio-diesel fueled

their recent finds. The topics for conference

soil greatly by increasing food-borne

transportation, using renewable energy,

will consist of sustainable food, gardening,

illnesses, soil depletion, and water

and establishing the Student Green Energy

farmers markets, food waste, food policy,

pollution. Sustainable farming is used to

Fund. The research supports the discovery

global food markets, mass media, popular

produce food while enhancing the natural

of new ideas and innovative inventions to

culture depictions of food, and several

sources and maintaining the health of the

assist developing countries to have a more

other food-related topics. There will be an

environment.

accessible and abundant form of life while

optional tour which will be from 2:30 to

improving the ecology of these cities.

4pm and will exhibit several local


community gardens.

Contact Information

4202 East Fowler Avenue, CGS 101, Tampa, FL 33620


(813) 974-9694
www.patel.usf.edu
[email protected]
RSVP by 30 January 2014

PCGS AUDITORIUM
ROOM 131

As a

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