The Work of Culturing: Labor and Local Food

Please join us for an afternoon of community engagement, scholarship, cheese tasting, and discussions around the politics of food.

1:00-3:00pm – Local Food Production Exhibition Featuring sixteen organizations including Groundwork Somerville, Food for Thought, Equal Exchange, Union Square Main Streets, and M.F. Dulock Pasture-Raised Meats.

2:00-3:00pm – Cheese Tasting Featuring New England raw-milk and pasteurized cheeses.

3:00-4:30pm – Speaker + Panel Discussion featuring MIT Associate Professor of Anthropology Heather Paxson, author of “The Life of Cheese: Crafting Food and Value in America”.

For more information, or if you require assistance in order to attend, please contact alex.blanchette@tufts.edu