Do we eat simply for sustenance or is there more to think about this everyday activity? Food fills our bellies, brings families and cultures together and is the center of many traditions which remind us of our shared past. Food also is a source of power and struggle. The way our food is grown, manufactured and marketed can be controversial. What do we need to know about the food choices we make? Nourish your mind this spring and join us for thoughtful discussions on food.

All lectures are free to the public and are held on Mondays at 3 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Fairhaven Retirement Community, 435 West Starin Road, Whitewater. Street parking is adjacent to the building.


If you have a disability and desire accommodations, please advise us as early as possible. Requests are confidential. UWWhitewater provides equal opportunities in employment and programming including Title IX and ADA requirements. Please contact Kari Borne at 262-472-1003 or bornek@uww.edu for further information.


Unable to attend? Links to videos of lectures, including those from prior series, can be found here:

JANUARY

28   Food in Literature: Memory and Social
       Connection

MARY PINKERTON, Dean of the College of Letters and Sciences

FEBRUARY

4   Organic Farming at Standard Process

CHRISTINE MASON, Farm Manager at Standard Process

11   The Health Benefits of Vacuum Tumbling Foods

JOHN EJNIK, Associate Professor of Chemistry

18   Atlantic Counterpoint: Foods that Changed the            World

TONY GULIG, Associate Professor of History

SETH MEISEL, Associate Dean of the School of Graduate Studies

and Continuing Education

25   The Role of Corn in Indigenous Mexican
       Cultures

BERT KREITLOW, Lecturer in History

MARCH

4   Blue-Plate Special: Foodborne Illness

DONNA VOSBURGH, Assistant Professor of Occupational and

Environmental Safety and Health

11   The Flavor of Wisconsin: An Informal History of
       Food and Eating in the Badger State

LIZ HACHTEN, Assistant Dean of Letter and Sciences

18   American Culture, "Big Food," and Our Health

MICHAEL OLDANI, Associate Professor of Sociology, Anthropology

and Criminal Justice

APRIL

1   Beer Matters

KARL BROWN, Lecturer in HIstory

8   Ramadan: The Islamic Month of Fasting

JALAL NAWASH, Assistant Professor of Physics

15   Healthy Eating Simplified

ANN WERTZ GARVIN, Professor of Health, Physical Education,

Recreation and Coaching

22   The Essence of Food: The Evolution and
       Nourishing Source of Life

SHARON ROY, Lecturer in Marketing

29   It All Starts with the Dirt!

CAM BARKER, UW-Whitewater Student

TAYLOR JOHNSON, UW-Whitewater Student

GHAZAL MIRZAEI, UW-Whitewater Student

JEROME WEST, UW-Whitewater Student