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DESCRIPTION:The UCSC Common Ground Center is hosting an event with Phil Howard on 
 Monday, February 24. This presentation and dialogue with Phil Howard from 
 Michigan State University will focus on the major structural changes in the 
 food system, such as globalization and consolidation, and how they have had 
 numerous negative impacts. This presentation focuses on visualizing recent 
 changes, as well as the increasing number of community responses to these 
 changes. The lessons of the mainstreaming of organic food will be 
 emphasized.\n\nPhilip H. Howard is an Associate Professor at Michigan State 
 University who teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on community, 
 food and agriculture. Professor Howard’s research focuses on the “food 
 system,” which involves all the steps required to produce food and get it 
 to our plates—from farming and processing to distribution and 
 consumption. Howard’s work seeks to discover what changes are occurring, 
 what the impacts of these changes are on communities, and what communities 
 can do to respond positively to these changes. His two main projects are 
 characterizing consolidation in food and beverage industries and bridging 
 information gaps between producers and consumers through 
 eco-labels.\n\nThis event is sponsored by UCSC's Common Ground Center at 
 Kresge College. The mission of the Common Ground Center is to “create 
 cultural change for social justice, environmental regeneration and economic 
 viability”. The Center hosts a series of public lectures and workshops 
 based on this mission, as well as undergraduate courses, two themed 
 residence halls, and a range of student-led activities. A list of 
 subsequent talks, and more information, can be found at 
 kresge.ucsc.edu/commonground\n\n“Beyond Organic? Globalization, 
 Consolidation and Countermovements” with Phil Howard is Monday, February 
 24, 2014 from 10:30 AM - 12:15 PM. This event will be located in the Kresge 
 Seminar Room at UCSC. It is free and open to the public. \n\nParking is $3 
 in the Core West Parking Garage. More parking information is online at: 
 http://kresge.ucsc.edu/commonground/about/parking.html\n\nCommon Ground 
 Center, Email: commonground@ucsc.edu\n\nWeb: 
 http://kresge.ucsc.edu/commonground\n\nFacebook: 
 http://www.facebook.com/commongroundcenter\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/02/19/18751276.php
SUMMARY:Beyond Organic? Globalization, Consolidation and Countermovements with Phil Howard
LOCATION:Kresge Seminar Room, Kresge College, UC Santa Cruz\n\nParking is $3 in the 
 Core West Parking Garage. More parking information is online at: 
 http://kresge.ucsc.edu/commonground/about/parking.html
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