CAFE is hosting a Sustainable Food Careers Symposium Friday, Feb. 15, Room 1040 of the Dana Building. The symposium brings graduate and undergraduate students together with professionals in food careers related to sustainability and the environment. Organizers' goal is to expose students to the wide range of career opportunities in this field. The event will feature panel discussions focused on:

THIS EVENT IS FREE; THE FIRST 100 REGISTRANTS RECEIVE A FREE LUNCH! (REGISTER BELOW)

The Consortium on Agriculture, Food, and the Environment (CAFE) is a U-M student group that convenes students interested in sustainable food systems to collaborate on academic, professional and social events designed to catalyze and enrich student advancement while raising the field's profile on campus. CAFE conceives of the field broadly, to include issues of social, environmental and economic sustainability at each stage of the contemporary food system: production, processing, distribution, consumption and waste management. This scope accommodates students with a wide range of interests, from environmental impact of food production to food access issues.

• Education and Community
• Entrepreneurship and the Private Sector
• Equity and Food Justice
• Sustainable Food Production

Moderators and panelists subject to change.

Schedule of event

Before February 15: Pre-registration is available online until the day of the symposium

8:30am Registration Opens and coffee and tea in the First Floor Commons

9:00am Opening Remarks - Lisa Yee-Litzenberg of Student Career Services for SNRE

9:10am Education and Community - Panel Discussion in Room 1040

» Hillary Bisnet of the Ecology Center
» Kim Bayer of Slow Food Huron Valley
» Pat Crouch of Earthworks Urban Farm
» Tia Lebherz of Food and Water Watch

10:20am Entrepreneurship and Private Sector - Panel Discussion in Room 1040

» Alex Gillett of HowGood
» Devin McIntire of Real Good Food
» Jeff McCabe of SELMA Cafe and Nifty Hoops
» Jess Daniel of FoodLab Detroit

11:20am Intro to the UM Sustainable Food Program - In Room 1040

11:30am Lunch* in the First Floor Commons

1:00pm Equity and Justice - Panel in Room 1040

» Kathryn Colasanti of the CS Mott: Center for Sustainable Food Systems
» Missy Orge of Food Gatherers
» Sarah DeWitt of the Ann Arbor Farmers' Market

2:00pm Food Production - Panel Discussion in Room 1040

» Jill and Nate Lada of Green Things Farm
» Ken Asmus of Oikos Tree Crops
» Laura Haselhuhn of MSU Dept of Horticulture, Hoophouse Outreach
» Lori Evesque of Tillers International

3:00pm Reception and Networking in the Fourth Floor Commons

4:00pm Happy Hour at Arbor Brewing Company

*Make sure to register early, the first 150 guests will get free lunch