By: Marc Ransford—
Muncie, IN— Ball State University will host the fourth Local Food Summit of Muncie and East Central Indiana on November 6, providing opportunities to learn how to shape the food landscape through consumerism, advocacy, and action.
The summit has become a flagship sustainable food system event that attracts community organizers, local government, farmers, chefs, residents, academics, and students to talk about sustainable food systems and collectively work toward solutions to issues in Muncie community related to food production, distribution, and access. Food insecurity is an issue in Delaware County, where about half the households live in poverty or are one crisis away from it.
The event is from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Ball State Alumni Center, 2800 W. Bethel Ave. Opening remarks will be given by Ball State President Geoffrey S. Mearns at 10 a.m.
Kelsey Timmerman, author of “Where am I Eating?” will be the keynote speaker. Other speakers include Indiana Rep. Sue Errington; Molly Hunt, county director, Purdue Extension; Indiana Sen. Tim Lanane; and Carol Pierson, family nutrition program assistant, Purdue Extension.
For more information or to register, go to: http://www.muncieneighborhoods.org/foodsummit/
Read more about how Prof. Gruver is battling food insecurity: https://magazine.bsu.edu/2018/10/10/professor-josh-gruver-battles-food-insecurity-in-east-central-indiana/
Parking
Parking is available at the Alumni Center. Download the campus map here.
About Ball State
Founded in 1918 and located in Muncie, Ball State University is one of Indiana’s premier universities and an economic driver for the state. Ball State’s 22,500 students come from all over Indiana, the nation, and the world. The 790-acre campus is large enough to accommodate first-rate facilities and 19 NCAA Division I sports, but our welcoming and inclusive campus is small enough to ensure the friendliness, personal attention, and access that are the hallmarks of the University. Destination 2040: Our Flight Path establishes Ball State’s ambitious goals for our second century. We Fly!
