2月. 15, 2019
北亚当斯，马萨诸塞州. — Massachusetts College of Liberal 艺术s (MCLA) announces the next
Green Living Seminar will take place on Thursday, 2月. 28、有演讲
“Indoor Farming: The Future of Food?” by James Mayer, a farmer at Grateful Greens
在斯蒂芬敦，N.Y.
All 环保生活讲座 will take place at 5:30 p.m. 在费根鲍姆的121房间
Center for Science and 创新 on the MCLA campus. Presented on Thursdays throughout
the spring semester, this series is free and open to the public.
The theme of this semester’s series is “Sustainable Food and Farming,” which focuses
on the past, present, and future of how food is produced and distributed in our region,
and strategies for improving the sustainability of our food system.
Mayer will talk about the advantages and challenges of indoor farming, and running
微型蔬菜操作. Microgreens are the shoots of plants or vegetables such as
sunflowers, peas, radishes, or wheatgrass that are picked just after the first leaves
已经开发出.
In operation since January 2018, Mayer grows Grateful Greens’ microgreens without
化学品的使用. His produce is featured at local restaurants and gourmet stores
as a highlight of salads and sandwiches.
This semester’s 环保生活讲座 will take place through April 25. 后
梅耶尔2月11日星期四的演讲. 28, the next Green Living lecture will take place on
Thursday, March 7, when Trevor Mance, owner of TAM Organics LLC in Bennington, Vt.,
presents “Closing the Loop: Composting Food Waste.”
播客 of this semester’s Green Living lectures will be posted online following
每个演讲都在http://www.pagesofexhibitions.net/greenliving.
MCLA’s Green Living Seminar Series hosts lectures by local, regional, and national
专家. The seminars are organized around a central theme related to the environment
和可持续性. The 2019 series is a presentation of the MCLA 环境研究
Department and MCLA’s Berkshire Environmental Resource Center.
欲了解更多信息，请访问www.pagesofexhibitions.net/greenliving or contact Traister at (413)
662-5303或埃琳娜.Traister@pagesofexhibitions.net.
Massachusetts College of Liberal 艺术s (MCLA) is the Commonwealth's public liberal
arts college and a campus of the Massachusetts state university system. MCLA促进
excellence in learning and teaching, innovative scholarship, intellectual creativity,
public service, applied knowledge, and active and responsible citizenship. MCLA毕业生
are prepared to be practical problem solvers and engaged, resilient global citizens.
欲了解更多信息，请访问www.pagesofexhibitions.net.
