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HUNGRY PLANET: WHAT THE WORLD EATS
The grocery lists and dining tables of people around the globe are featured in this provocative exhibit based on the national best selling book by Peter Menzel and Faith D’Alusio. Hungry Planet combines mesmerizing photos with hands-on displays that explore issues of food in the 21st century — what people eat and where it comes from, as well as how different cultures approach the growing and processing of food.
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LOCALLY GROWN AND GROWING: An Evening With the Youth Farm and Market Project
Established in 1995, Twin Cities-based Youth Farm and Market Project (YFMP) builds leadership skills among young people through planting, growing, preparing, and selling locally grown produce. Each year, more than 500 urban youth plant, tend and distribute more than 11,000 pounds of fresh produce harvested from nine urban garden sites in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Meet some of YFMP's youth farmers, learn what a day on an urban youth farm is like, and how to make use of your own summer herbs and produce.
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DRAWN TO NATURE: ART SALE AND EXHIBITION
Minnesota is home to a wealth of artists who inspire us see nature in new ways - from meticulous studies of plants, to sweeping plein-air landscapes. During the holiday season, the museum will feature the work of some of Minnesota's finest nature artists. All the works will be available for purchase with part of the proceeds helping to support the Bell Museum's art program. Many of the artists will be on hand at the museum Thursday nights through December to discuss and demonstrate their technique.
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WORLD ON A PLATE
Why is food so deeply intertwined with our beliefs, celebrations and rituals? What makes food so useful for metaphors, insults, and visual symbols? Join folklorist Peter Harle from the University of Minnesota Department of Anthropology for a playful exploration of food's often surprising roles in communication, culture and identity.
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CAFE SCIENTIFIQUE: CAN AGRICULTURE DELIVER FOOD, FIBER AND FUEL?
Nearly everyone has an opinion on agriculture's new contributions to our energy needs. Hear what your neighbors think as we discuss the issues with one of the country's leading scientists, Jason Hill, with the University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment. He'll reveal the myths and realities of producing food, fuel and fiber from our planet's finite resources.
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