The Water Connection: State Policies and the Impact on Local Food Systems
Experts discuss what the growing water shortage in the state means for Californians
Juliet Christian-Smith, Senior Research Associate, Pacific Institute
Dave Runsten, Executive Director, Community Alliance with Family Farmers
Mike Wade, Executive Director, California Farm Water Coalition
Barry Nelson, Lead Water Campaigner, National Resources Defense Council
Water, our most valuable resource other than soil for producing food, is becoming increasingly limited in California. Our panel of experts will discuss water systems, challenges of future shortages for agriculture, as well as policies and actions to create solutions that are garnering awareness and increasing water use efficiency in food production.
This program is part of Eat Local Month in the Bay Area. October is harvest time as well as Eat Local Month in the Bay Area. In one of the most abundant local food economies in the country, the Club is fortunate to be able to take one month and devote it to the sensations of the season. In celebration of this nationwide movement, The Commonwealth Club is hosting a series of timely programs on the social, economic and environmental benefits of supporting local food producers.
Time: 6 p.m. check-in, 6:30 p.m. program
Cost: $8 Club/CAFF/Slow Food members, $15 non-members
Program Organizer: Cathy Curtis
http://tickets.commonwealthclub.org/auto_choose_ga.asp?area=1
http://www.commonwealthclub.org/contact.html
(415) 597-6700
Juliet Christian-Smith, Senior Research Associate, Pacific Institute
Dave Runsten, Executive Director, Community Alliance with Family Farmers
Mike Wade, Executive Director, California Farm Water Coalition
Barry Nelson, Lead Water Campaigner, National Resources Defense Council
Water, our most valuable resource other than soil for producing food, is becoming increasingly limited in California. Our panel of experts will discuss water systems, challenges of future shortages for agriculture, as well as policies and actions to create solutions that are garnering awareness and increasing water use efficiency in food production.
This program is part of Eat Local Month in the Bay Area. October is harvest time as well as Eat Local Month in the Bay Area. In one of the most abundant local food economies in the country, the Club is fortunate to be able to take one month and devote it to the sensations of the season. In celebration of this nationwide movement, The Commonwealth Club is hosting a series of timely programs on the social, economic and environmental benefits of supporting local food producers.
Time: 6 p.m. check-in, 6:30 p.m. program
Cost: $8 Club/CAFF/Slow Food members, $15 non-members
Program Organizer: Cathy Curtis
http://tickets.commonwealthclub.org/auto_choose_ga.asp?area=1
http://www.commonwealthclub.org/contact.html
(415) 597-6700