Adulterated or Organic? The Meanings in What We Eat

Event Details

Who develops and applies the key words with which we choose our food and understand its qualities? This panel will explore the historical and contemporary efforts to distinguish “natural” and “organic” foods from adulterated products. Participants will include SAMUEL FROMARTZ, freelance journalist and author of “Organic, Inc.,” and BENJAMIN COHEN, assistant professor at Lafayette College and former director of U.Va.’s Food Collaborative. This panel is sponsored by the Committee on the History of the Environment, Science, and Technology (CHEST) and U.Va.’s Food Collaborative with support from the Page Barbour Fund for Interdisciplinary Initiatives and the Miller Center. For more information, please contact James Allison, CHEST Coordinator (jra5x@virginia.edu or 804-651-0566).