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Innovations in Food Sustainability
Hear Dr. Leigh Ettinger's, a Pediatric Nephrologist from Hackensack Meridian Health, talk on "Living Life on the Veg: The How and Why of a Whole Foods, Plant-based diet", food experts like Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ State Alumna and Food Scientist Meriterese Racanelli, and a panel moderated by Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Human Ecology at Rutgers University, Dr. Jill Lipoti, that includes:
- Dr. Serpil Guran, Director of Plant Biology at Rutgers University EcoComplex: "Food Waste to Energy"
- Dr. Sara Elnakib, RD, MPH, CHES, Family and Community Health Sciences Assistant Professor at Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station: "Food Waste and Food Insecurity in Public Schools"
- Mitch Morrison, Co-founder and Manager of the Sparta New Jersey Farmers' Market: "Food Entrepreneurship"
- Meriterese Racanelli, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Alumna and Food Scientist at Goya Foods: "Cultural Component of Food, Diet, and Sustainability"
Meet with local businesses, students, and experts to learn about innovations in food sustainability and even participate in a food innovation competition! Monetary prizes will be given to competition winners!
Consider participating in a nutrition and food systems “mini-pitch” on February, 5th at PSEG Institute for Sustainability Studies’ “Innovations in Food Sustainability” event! Participants can apply as a team or individually. There will be a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner, and prizes will be awarded to the three winners. This event is in collaboration with Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ’s Center for Entrepreneurship. We encourage creativity, and ideas that are outside of the box (anything is possible)! There will be 3 judges from different disciplinary backgrounds including nutrition, business, and health. Interested in pitching an idea?