Section Info: ENVST-181-01

Course Title: From Local to Global: Food Justice and the Challenge of Feeding 10 Billion People
Start Date: 08/24/2020 End Date: 10/15/2020
Term: Fall Semester 2020
Description: Humans currently produce enough food to feed the 7.6 billion people on Earth. Despite this fact, 815 million people went hungry in 2017 and this number is on the rise. With a growing population, we will need to increase food production, but first we must fix our current food system and ensure equitable food access for all peoples. This class will frame the problem at the local and global scales by covering topics including: food security; food sovereignty; food justice; and the connections between race, food, and health. We will then investigate how to create an equitable and sustainable food system, with a focus on urban community gardening in cities and towns close to Mount Holyoke.
Distribution(s): NO - Meets No Distrib. Rqmt , CBL - Community-Based Learning
Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     Credits:4.00    

Faculty         Phone         Email address        
Jennifer Albertine             jalberti@mtholyoke.edu  

Meeting Dates         Method         Meeting days         Meeting times         Building name         Room     Frequency    
08/24/2020 - 10/15/2020   Flex. Immersive Seminar/Disc.   Monday   07:00PM - 08:15PM   TBA   TBA   Weekly
08/24/2020 - 10/15/2020   Flex. Immersive Seminar/Disc.   Tuesday and Thursday   07:00PM - 08:00PM       Weekly
08/24/2020 - 10/15/2020   Flex. Immersive Seminar/Disc.   Wednesday and Friday   07:00PM - 08:45PM       Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses        
None                    

Comments        
Remaining seats and waitlist will open to seniors in the second week of pre-registration.  
Additional Comments        
This course will include field trips on Friday afternoons. This course can be taken for 200-level credit through a community-based learning optional component.  
Course Tags        
MOD0001   MOD-1: Courses meeting in Module 1   This course meets in Module 1.  

Cross-listed Sections        
None  

Course Availability
Section status: Open     Capacity: 18     Enrollment: 16     Available: 2     Waitlist: 0

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List         Required         Publisher Full Price        
No book purchases are required/recommended for this class.                    

Additional Book Comments