Check out these upcoming lecture topics offered by the San Diego Natural History Museum:
 

Growing a Social Movement to Change the Food System 10/06/09
Lecture: Learn what Slow Food is doing in the U.S. and around the world to move us toward a food system that is good, clean and fair—and to a society in which food is both a universal right and a pleasure.
Tuesday, October 6; 6:30–8 PM
This lecture is part of the Sustainable Planet: Food Lecture Series. Advance registration recommended.
$5 per person
Lecture with Erika Lesser, Executive Director of Slow Food USA


Buying Green: Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Composting in San Diego 11/05/09
Lecture: Learn how the City of San Diego is leading the way in many areas of procuring green products and services that not only outperform the conventional products but also save money.
Thursday, November 5; 6:30–8 PM
Members/nonmembers: $5
Instructor: Stephen Grealy


Cultivating Justice through Sustainable Food Systems 11/10/09
Lecture: Learn where the conventional/global food system has gone wrong, and how building a local, sustainable and just food system can help get us back on course.
Tuesday, November 10; 6:30–8 PM
This lecture is part of the Sustainable Planet: Food Lecture Series. Advance registration recommended.
$5 per person
Lecture with Erika Lesser, Executive Director of Slow Food USA


Sustainable Agriculture: A Necessary Transition 12/01/09
Lecture: With a growing human population, climate changes, water insecurity, erosion of good soils, peak oil, and dramatic losses in biological diversity all upon us at once, how will we feed ourselves tomorrow?
Tuesday, December 1; 6:30–8 PM
This lecture is part of the Sustainable Planet: Food Lecture Series. Advance registration recommended.
$5 per person
Lecture with Erika Lesser, Executive Director of Slow Food USA

To register, go to: https://tickets.sdnhm.org/public/ and click on "Lectures & Films"