The Social Economic Academy, a non profit organization aimed at promoting social and economic change in Israel that opens its courses to the entire general public, will be leading a course on food politics this fall – starting in September.
The name of the course is What Are We Nourished By? and will be held at Kibbutz Revadim in south-central Israel.
The course will not be taught by a single lecturer, and will rather be taught by a variety of people with different perspectives on food – ranging from chefs, to environmentalists, to farmers, to devout vegetarians. All of the lecturers are participating in the course on a volunteer basis. Each class will present a new issue and be lead by a different lecturer.
Check out the course syllabus:
The Politics of Food, Ami Atinger (Heschel Center) – 9.2.09
The Ecological Footprint of the Food Industry, Eran Ben Yamini (CEO of the Green Movement) – 9.9.09
Green Wash – The Green Scam, Limor Aloof (Chairman of Ecological Thinking) – 9.16.09
Who Bought Uncle Moshe’s Farm? The Industrialized Livestock Farm, Yossi Wolfson (Director of the Vegetarian Community Center in Jerusalem) – 9.23.09
Waste = Food, Yair Engel (CEO of Sustainable) – 9.30.09
Closing the Loop of Food and Waste, Yariv Spektor (Environmental Consultant, Biodegradable Substances Expert) – 10.7.09
Marketing and Advertising – How are We Sold To? Rohan Shnir (Former advertiser) – 10.14.09
The International Food Market and the Slow Food Movement, Ayal Bloch (Institute for Sustainability Education at David Yalin College) – 10.21.09
Democracy in a Plate, Avi Dabush (Environment and Community Project Director at Shatil) – 10.28.09
Fair Trade, Avi Levy (CEO of Green Movement), 11.4.09
Organic Farming, Panel of Farmers: Alik Felman (Community Organic Farm) and Gadi Moses (Organic Farming Counselor at the Agriculture Department) – 11.11.09
Cooking in the Spirit of Anthroposophy, Yotka Hershtein (Chef at Harduf Restaurant) – 11.18.09
For more information on the course contact Adi Dori ([email protected]) or Lilach Yefet ([email protected])
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Author: Karen Chernick
Much to the disappointment of her Moroccan grandmother, Karen became a vegetarian at the age of seven because of a heartfelt respect for other forms of life. She also began her journey to understand her surroundings and her impact on the environment. She even starting an elementary school Ecology Club and an environmental newsletter in the 3rd grade. (The proceeds of the newsletter went to non-profit environmental organizations, of course.) She now studies in New York. Karen can be reached at karen (at) greenprophet (dot) com.
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