The Downtown Library will be open 10am - 6pm on Thursday, February 20, 2025 for a staff training. The Bookmobile will not be in service.

Factory Farms, Your Health, and the Cancer Connection | Iowa City Public Library

Today's panel will examine how our current agricultural practices are harming human health and ways to access cleaner, healthier, environmentally-friendly local foods.

Speakers:

Dr. Chris Jones, Retired Research Engineer, UI IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering
Audrey Tran Lam, Environmental Health Director, Center for Energy & Environmental Education, UNI
Mary Jo Forboard, Registered Dietician, 5th Generation Organic Farmer in Western Minnesota
Michelle Kenyon, Executive Director Field to Family

This event is sponsored by the Iowa Alliance for Responsible Agriculture, Little Village, 100 Grannies, and the Iowa City Public Library.

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