The City of Shoreline is partnering with Washington State University to offer a FREE 7-week climate change education and action series. Join us for all seven weeks in this virtual webinar series or just a few—it’s up to you!
Sign up for each session you would like to attend at: https://wsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FpzSlSzEQjS9k7NBMvEWiA
Objectives:
Curious how food plays a role in fighting climate change? We’ll briefly discuss how the foods you choose – and waste – can contribute to your carbon footprint. What you eat really does matter! Explore the food-climate connection and take action to reduce your foodprint in a sustainable kitchen. Learn why eating less meat will make our food system more sustainable and how to make a plan to cut down on your meat consumption. Know what SOUL food is, and how to change what you eat to increase SOUL food. Discover how observing and using the tendencies of living things in your backyard can make your life a little easier. Learn a little about permaculture principles and how you can use them in your own backyard to have more delight with less work.
Speakers:
Nancy Vandenberg is a registered dietitian and a Sustainable Community Steward. She received her bachelor's degree from Miami University of Ohio, and her M.S. in Nutritional Sciences from University of Washington. Nancy Vandenberg is a (now mostly retired) nutrition instructor at Everett Community College. She currently co-teaches a sustainable nutrition course and is co-advisor of the student club EVCC Students for Environmental Action. Her retirement mission is to work on environmental issues.
Ram Harrihan is an entrepreneur with an MBA in Sustainable Business. Ram spent most of his career leading engineering teams at major tech companies like Microsoft and Expedia. After completing his MBA at Pinchot (now part of Presidio Graduate School), Ram started an employee group within Expedia to promote sustainable business practices. Before he left, the group included over 100 employees across 5 countries who organized dozens events and guided Expedia’s operations to more sustainable choices, including offsets for more than 1 million kg of carbon emissions from business travel. He is currently working on an early stage startup called Connected-Citizen, an app to facilitate and encourage voter participation (https://app.connected-citizen.com).
