A new chapter unfolds this week in Agrariana's lecture series at UC-Berkeley.

Moderator Lisa M. Hamilton, author of Deeply Rooted: Unconventional Farmers in the Age of Agribusiness, will be joined by three agriculturists who are doing more than growing food: Carole Morison, the defiant Maryland poultry farmer featured in Food, Inc.; third-generation rancher and holistic manager Tony Malmberg; and farmer Jered Lawson, founder of Pie Ranch in Pescadero.

Over the past decade, the relationship to food and how it is grown has transformed. But what about the relationship to the people who grow it? There is hope in the legions of new, young, and urban farmers "cropping up" around the United States, and yet overall, its agricultural community is shrinking by the day. The panel will discuss how the role of farmers in society and in people's lives is shifting, and what still needs to change in order to bring about a truly sustainable food system.

The event will be held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at 101 Morgan Hall, UC Berkeley. (Map it.)

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