Let’s Talk about Food (online event)
An In Conversation film with live Q&A, hosted by researchers in Humanities and Plant Sciences. Part of Being Human Festival
Gain an insight into historical research by Dr Rachel Winchcombe (University of Leeds) around food adventures of European settler colonists in the Americas. Rachel will be joined by plant scientist Professor Amanda Bamford (The University of Manchester) who will explore how the same foods are now shaping debates about sustainability and environmental change. This discussion was filmed on location in the beautiful and historic surroundings of The John Rylands Library. Attendees will also be given the opportunity to ask questions on the topic.
You can also test your knowledge of where some of our everyday foods originate from in our Supermarket Surprise Quiz: https://foodinthenewworld.wordpress.com/quiz/
Book on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lets-talk-about-food-in-conversation-on-the-new-world-tickets-117626894207
Price: Free (350 places available)
Speaker
Dr Rachel Winchcombe
Organisation: The University of Leeds
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