Food and Agriculture UChicago Grad School Social @ Farmhouse Chicago

This winter FEAD , the Harris School of Public Policy's Food Policy and Advocacy (FoPo) group, the UChicago Law School Food Law Society (FLS), and the UChicago Grad School Council hosted over 60 graduate students at Farmhouse Chicago for a food and agriculture soiree extravaganza. The issues of food, agriculture, and nourishing a growing global population span business, policy, science, medicine, engineering and more. So why not get everyone together in the same room to discuss their interests in food/ag from diverse perspectives. This can go a long way towards building relationships and multidisciplinary idea generation. 

There is significant interest in this space from the graduate and broader UChicago community. The Harris School of Public Policy has the Food Policy Group, The Law School has the Food Law Society, and Booth has the Food, Environment, Agribusiness, and Development (FEAD ) Group. Additionally, there is the UChicago Environment, Agriculture, and Food (EAF-- http://eaf.uchicago.edu) academic working group and the Feeding the City project (feedingthecity.uchicago.edu), both composed of graduate and undergraduate students. Finally, last year the UofC Center for International Studies hosted a multi-part series on Global Food Security, bringing global leaders and thinkers together to discuss the issues. Oh, and did we mention that Chicago is a global leader in agricultural commodities and conveniently located in the heartland of American food production. Stay tuned for more of these events in upcoming quarters.  

 Upstairs Room at Farmhouse Chicago, owned and operated by TJ Callahan, a Booth Alumni

From Left to Right: Tyler White (FEAD Co-Chair; Business School), Lindsey Haymes (FoPo Co-Chair; Policy School), Phil Caruso (FLS Co-Chair; Law School), Kaci Farrell (FoPo Co-Chair; Policy School), Carolyn Kriss (FEAD Co-Chair; Business School)