Agriculture, Ethics, and Personal Choice
September 20, 2018 | 6:30 p.m. | Athena Public Library
418 E. Main St., Athena OR 97813
Oregon boasts a multibillion-dollar agricultural economy that includes both industrial agriculture and small-scale efforts such as community supported agriculture memberships, farmers’ markets, and community gardens. These smaller, community-based efforts are on the rise as means to nurture community and create local and autonomous food systems. In this conversation, author Kristy Athens will ask participants to think about the impact of their food choices. Are these choices as consequential as consumers would like them to be? Does “voting with your dollars” significantly shape our agricultural systems? Read more.
Athena Public Library
Free
Kristin Williams at (541) 566-2470 or athenalibrary@cityofathena.com