Please
share! FLIER ATTACHED!
The
Compartiendo Comida y Cultura (Sharing Food & Culture) dinner celebrates LatinX agricultural heritage and contributions to Michigan’s agricultural system. The dinner will highlight several farmers from the
Red
de Productores Hispanos farming network,
a group that includes several Spanish-speaking farmers in the state. Torti
Tacos, winner of the Detroit and Kalamazoo taco
showdown will cater. The dinner takes place on Saturday,
November 10 (5PM to 8PM) at the
Allen Neighborhood Center (1611 E Kalamazoo St Lansing MI). Food
will be served from 5-7 PM with farmer presentations beginning at 6PM. Dinner plates will range, with an expected price of about $9/per person. The dinner will be inclusive for both English and Spanish speakers.
This
dinner, co-hosted by the MSU Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Minor capstone students, and the Michigan Food and Farming Systems organization, and the MSU Julian Samora Research Institute, will be a safe space for dialogue in all languages, and to
expand cultural boundaries. All are welcome!
For
more information contact:
Natalie
Lepper - SAFS Student
Filiberto
Villa-Gomez- MIFFS Spanish Speaking Program Director
About
Allen Neighborhood Center: ANC is engaged in
the Lansing food system featuring a farmers market, urban growing initiatives, incubator kitchens, and entrepreneurship support through food exchange. The ANC is accessible on the CATA route 1 at the WBD Michigan past Marshall Ave stop.