609 Convent Road
Neumann University, Aston, PA 19014
USA
In this informal talk, Dr. Janet Chrzan will discuss the broad principles and evidence behind our understanding of the evolution of human nutrition, especially in relation to modern diets. She will also discuss how the local food economy, particularly that of the Delaware Valley, can help us to eat a diet that is rooted in evolutionary theory yet supportive of sensible and sustainable farming and health practices.
Speaker: Janet Chrzan, Phd. PASA Eastern Region Member Services Manager. Janet Chrzan, is a California native who has lived in the Philadelphia area for 20 years. She has been a PASA member since 2005, and She holds a Ph.D. in Nutritional Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania, where her research explored connections between social activities, nutritional intakes, and mother and child health outcomes. While she continues to teach nutrition in the School of Nursing at Penn, her real passion is community-oriented food security and education.
This event is sponsored by Red Hill Farm and PASA (PA Association for Sustainable Agriculture). Red Hill CSA membership and informational meeting will be directly following the lecture. All are welcome to attend. Farm shares are still available!
RSVP and for more information: Joanne at Jrosenbaum@osfphila.org, (610) 558-5396.
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