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(photograph by Andrea Thompson)
Farside Farms, Alexander, NC (photograph by Andrea Thompson)
Western North Carolina FarmerÕs Market, Asheville,
NC (photograph by Andrea Thompson) |
Food is an essential
component of our daily lives. As food makes the journey from the farm to the
table to giving us energy in our bodies, it creates and interacts with a
broad variety of chemical, biological, economic, social, political, and
cultural issues. Food for Thought is Cluster 9 of the
UNCA Integrative Liberal Studies (ILS) Topical Clusters. In this cluster,
UNCA faculty aim to work together with students to better understand the
interconnectedness of our lives with food and to develop as informed food
consumers. By providing
multidisciplinary courses, students will be engaged in topics that include: á
the chemistry of
cooking á
laypersonsÕ
interpretation of food labels á
the global economics
of agriculture and food consumption á
how the food industry
affects food policy and cultural eating norms á
how food and nutrition
affects health and disease and our self-identity Cluster participants will
have hands-on involvement through service-learning projects of nutrition
promotion with community organizations and through laboratory experimentation
of the chemical and physical properties of food and cooking. Food for Thought was envisioned by four faculty members at UNCA. á
Sally
Wasileski–Chemistry, cluster co-coordinator – swasiles@unca.edu á
Karin
Peterson–Sociology – kpeterso@unca.edu á
Amy Lanou–Health
and Wellness – alanou@unca.edu á
Leah
Mathews–Economics – lmathews@unca.edu For more information about UNCAÕs ILS program, please see the webpages for the UNCA Integrative Liberal Studies and the Topical Clusters. |
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Contact Us: |
Sally Wasileski–Chemistry, cluster coordinator |
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Page last updated: 2/24/10 |
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