From the U. MD Extension: Registration is now open for the Sustainable Food Systems Lecture Series, offered by the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Maryland. The first lecture takes place tomorrow evening, March 2. Their announcement reads in part:
We’re excited to announce that registration is now open for this year’s virtual Sustainable Food Systems Lecture Series, a part of our strategic initiative to Establish a Healthy Food System and Ensure Global Food and Nutritional Security. This year, the series is centered around topics of food security and equity, with a theme of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect for all in sustainable agriculture.
The kickoff event is scheduled for Tuesday, March 2nd at 6 pm Eastern and will feature Evan Lutz, recent University of Maryland alum and CEO of Hungry Harvest. We are thrilled to have this high-profile social entrepreneur presenting his talk, Building a Localized Waste-free Food System One Apple at a Time.
Having created the company in his dorm basement his senior year at the university in June 2014, Lutz was catapulted to success after making a deal with Robert Herjavec on ABC’s Shark Tank in the summer of 2015. Through his company, he has taken 20 million pounds of produce that would have otherwise gone to a landfill for purely cosmetic reasons and instead distributed it through his produce subscription program. He’s also distributed over 1.3 million pounds through reduced cost programs and donations to those in need.