Pioneer of sustainable food movement to lecture at Cary Institute

MILLBROOK — The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies will hold a free lecture by Frances Moore Lappé on Friday, March 23, at 7 p.m.Lappé is a pioneer of the sustainable food movement and author of more than 18 books, including the classic “Diet for a Small Planet.” On March 23 she will discuss her new book, “EcoMind: Changing the Way We Think to Create the World We Want.”“Solutions to global crises are within reach, our challenge is to free ourselves from self-defeating thought traps so we can bring these solutions to life,” said Lappé.Lappé believes the biggest obstacle for human survival is changing the way we think about dealing with environmental crisis such as fossil fuel dependency, melting glaciers and other problems instead of the actual crisis themselves. The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies laudes Lappé for dismantling seven common “thought traps” and offering contrasting “thought leaps.”Lappé is the co-founder of Food First: The Institute for Food and Development Policy, the Small Planet Institute and the Small Planet Fund. The Cary Institute describes Lappé as an advocate for food democracy, striving for equal access to nutritious food and equitable farm labor practices. She also received in 1987, the Right Livelihood Award for revealing the political and economic causes of world hunger and how citizens can help to remedy them. The lecture will be given in the Cary Institute’s auditorium at 2801 Sharon Tnpk., off of Route 44 in Millbrook. Doors for the lecture open at 6:30 p.m. and space is limited. The lecture will have a question and answer session followed by a book signing, with books available for purchase at Merritt Bookstore in the village. For more information call 845-677-7600, ext. 121 or email freemanp@caryinstitute.org.

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