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Be Careful What You Wish For: The Mainstreaming of Organic Food
Phil Howard, Ph. D.
Assistant Professor of Community, Food and Agriculture, Michigan State University
March 27, 2007, 7:00 PM
Kottman Hall, Rm. 103
2021 Coffey Rd.
http://sri.osu.edu/events.php.
What was once a "tiny movement to create a more ecologically sustainable, socially just and humane food system," as Dr. Howard put it in a recent article, has become a sector of the food market occupied by the traditional multinational corporations that previously dominated the rest of the industry, either as a result of acquisition of organic pioneers or the creation of new product lines in compliance with the letter of the USDA Organic standards. On March 27, Dr. Howard will discuss the impact this mainstreaming of the organic label has had on the vision of the original organic movement and the power of the consumer to further advance the organic ideal.
For directions to this event on the OSU Columbus Campus and, by two way video, the Wooster Campus, and for parking information, visit http://sri.osu.edu/events.php.
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