Plant-based Foods and the City: From Seed to Take-Out
Vegan, vegetarian, and other plant-based diets are championed by many as a powerful approach to health, environmental sustainability, and a more humane and ethical food system. Critics, on the other hand, are concerned with highly processed, popular plant-based products; the disconnect between plant-based diets and cultural food traditions; and the implications of removing animals from agricultural systems. This webinar, moderated by Fordham University Associate Professor Garrett Broad, brings together nutrition scientists and experts from the growing plant-based food industry for a discussion that traces plant-based foods from fields to restaurants, bodegas, and take-out containers in the Bronx and beyond. Featuring: Erick Castro is Co-founder and Creative Director of Plantega, a community-powered vegan food systems solution headquartered in the Bronx, New York; Dil Thavarajah, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences at Clemson University, South Carolina.
Time: 16:00 BST
