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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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FROM OPEN FLAMES TO SOUS VIDE: The History Of Cooking in Five Courses
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Join Chef Chris Olson and local experts on an exploration of the evolution of cooking in five delicious courses. With the Bell Museum's wildlife dioramas as a backdrop, Olson, cook at St. Paul-based Meritage and co-creator of Paired, will take diners on a culinary journey through the ages, from the invention of fire to the scientific approach to food through molecular gastronomy. University biological anthropologist Greg Laden, whose work focuses on diet and human evolution, will join Olson in this deliciously illustrated tale. The event is co-sponsored by the Heavy Table, a Twin Cities-based online magazine devoted to telling the stories of food and drink in the Upper Midwest.
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FROM HYBRID CORN TO HONEYCRISP: University Agricultural Success Stories
For more than 100 years, the University of Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station has improved food and food production in Minnesota and around the world. University agronomists and horticulturalists are testing new plant varieties for hardiness, disease resistance and other qualities. And University livestock researchers lead the world in the discovery of reproductive technologies and improvements in food-animal health and nutrition. Since 1978, David Hansen has documented experiment station success stories through his vivid and award-winning photography.
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WALKABOUT: MINNESOTA'S ROLE IN A HUNGRY PLANET
Join the conversation about connections between Minnesota crops and foods, and the resources that produce them with Michael Russelle and David Mulla. Russelle and Mulla, professors in the University's Department of Soil, Water and Climate, tackle a range of issues from Minnesota's crops to global water resources in the wake of growing populations, economic development and climate change.
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PILOBOLUS FAMILY FUNGI FEST
Celebrate Northrop Dance's performance of Pilobolus and the funky
world of fungi at this drop-in, family-friendly festival. The
imaginative dance company takes its name from the type of fungi known
for its otherworldly shape and ability to shoot spores with water
cannon-like force. Kids and parents will marvel at exotic fungi from
the Bell Museum's collections, experiment with living pilobolus fungi,
and meet members of the Minnesota Mycological Society. Afterward,
families can head over to Northrop for an unforgettable performance
designed for all ages followed by a fun-filled family dance party with
members of the Pilobolus troupe and University dance students. Visit http://northrop.umn.edu/event/pilobolus for dance ticket details. Bell Museum web page visitors can receive
20 percent off the ticket price by using promo code bell2010.
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CAFE SCIENTIFIQUE: WASTE = FOOD
Bryant Lake Bowl Theater
University of Minnesota College of Design alum Sarah Wolbert promotes an ingenious view of rebalancing urban food systems - one that involves design of detritivore and decomposition systems that eat waste products. This method of using waste as nourishment can actually improve the safety and security of our food supply. Wolbert will share ideas from her graduate design thesis and involve the audience in generating even more solutions.
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A WEEK IN A NORTHERN LOCAVORE'S DIET WITH BETH DOOLEY
Beth Dooley, food writer and author of the cookbook "Savoring the Seasons of the Northern Heartland," will describe a week in her experience as a locavore living in America's northern heartland. She'll share recipes, offer tips on how to eat locally in winter, will decipher labels such as "fair trade," "free range" and "humanely raised," and discuss sustainable food systems as alternatives to processed food.
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MY LIFE IN NATURAL HISTORY
The life and times of one of Minnesota's most legendary naturalists
is the subject of "My Life in Natural History by Walter J.
Breckenridge," just published by the University of Minnesota Bell Museum of Natural History. The 178-page book also features 44 pages
of color plates of his paintings—many of which became limited edition
prints. Known for his paintings of birds and wildlife settings, Breckenridge also is widely recognized for pioneering
the craft of wildlife filmmaking—many done in passionate response to human pressures facing animals
and their ecosystems. His scientific work and environmental
advocacy led to the establishment of parks, wetlands and wildlife areas including Nerstrand Woods State Park,
the Springbrook Nature Center and the university's Cedar Creek Natural History Area.
The book is available for $29.95 plus tax and shipping. Call 612-626-9660 to order your copy. |
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