阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's next sos guest speaker challenges the locavore

controversial topic expected to lead to engaging discussion

(aug 8, 2012 - orillia, on) the next session of lakehead's summer of sustainability (sos) series is sure to create an interesting discussion. the lecture takes place on tuesday, august 14 at 7 pm and features dr. pierre desrochers, co-author of the locavore's dilemma: in praise of the 10,000-mile diet. the book, upon which the lecture is based, challenges the increasingly accepted theory that eating local foods (being a locavore) is the answer to many of the problems within the global food supply system.

desrochers is an associate professor of geography at the university of toronto mississauga. educated at the university of montreal, desrochers' career boasts a long list of award-winning contributions to research in the field of geography on topics such as sustainability, economics and history. this experience means that desrochers approaches his subject from a variety of angles.

desrochers co-authored the locavore's dilemma with his wife, economist hiroko shimizu, after the couple attended a meeting where a supporter of local eating called people who eat beyond their foodshed "parasitic" - suggesting the japanese as being the most guilty of this (shimizu is japanese). the book began as an academic article and progressed to being published as a book in june 2012. already, the publication has gained extensive media coverage in print (including maclean's magazine) and online, creating a buzz in the discussion about local food production.

the august 14 event takes place at the lakehead orillia university avenue campus at 7 pm. parking and admission are free.

a round table discussion night will be held on august 28 to conclude the sos series.

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