Ascent of Woman Series-Women Changing the Way We Eat

Duration
1:04:39

The evolving status of women in the world today will be explored at The Commonwealth Club throughout the month of August in the series The Ascent of Woman.

Through speakers, panels, films and art, we will examine this transformational period in women's history, this dramatic shift from the expectation of our mothers' choices, to how we work and live today in ways that reach out through our families and communities to reverberate throughout the nation.

The Ascent of Woman series will illuminate women's lives today, where women are redefining what a 'woman's place' will be.




Women Changing the Way We Eat

Temra Costa, Author, Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat

Nina Simons, Co-founder and Co-CEO, Bioneers, Collective Heritage Institution

Jesse Ziff Cool, Restaurateur; Cookbook Author, Simply Organic

Kira Gould, Co-author, Women in Green; Director of Communication, William McDonough & Partners - Moderator

Women (including First Lady Michelle Obama) are using their unique leadership skills to play a critical role in the sustainable food movement. Come learn how women are working diligently and effectively to change the way Americans eat and farm. From bringing organic fruits and veggies into schools to ensuring that farm workers are treated fairly to pioneering new methods of sustainable farming, women are fighting to ensure that we and the planet thrive well into the future.

This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club on August 16, 2010