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Lunch roundtable with Dr. Bartow J. Elmore, author of “Seed Money: Monsanto’s Past and Our Food Future”
Lunch roundtable with Dr. Bartow J. Elmore, author of Seed Money: Monsanto’s Past and Our Food Future
Moderated by Dr. Ashton Merck
Tuesday, May 23rd @ 1–2 PM • 1911 Building, room 129 • Download eBillboard graphic
Join us for a lunch roundtable with Bartow J. Elmore, author of the critically acclaimed book Seed Money: Monsanto’s Past and Our Food Future, which presents an international ecological history of the Monsanto Company (now Bayer), shedding light on the intricate relationship between this corporate giant and global food systems. The roundtable will place Elmore in conversation with GES faculty and students, for a lively, informal discussion about Monsanto/Bayer, genetic engineering, business history, and the future of our food system.
Seating is limited to 25 people. Please RSVP to Dawn Rodriguez-Ward at dtward2@ncsu.edu
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Can’t make lunch? Later that afternoon, Elmore will be at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill to give a talk about his latest book, Country Capitalism: How Corporations from the American South Remade Our Economy and Our Planet.