Sponsor(s): Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
Date: 06/20/2012
Time: 01:00PM - 02:00PM
Speakers: Susan Schneider, University of Arkansas School of Law
Jessica Bartholow, Western Center on Law and Poverty
Dan Lesser, Shriver Center
Emily Broad Leib, Harvard Law School Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation
Valerie McWilliams, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation

 Americans are debating what food we should be eating. But is the local food movement harmful for Americans who are food insecure? For the 40.3 Americans who received SNAP benefits in 2010, does pushing people to eat sustainable, locally produced food take resources away from getting the most food to the most people possible at the lowest possible price?

Clearinghouse Review's 2012 special issue webinar will tackle the tough questions that lurk in the intersection between food insecurity and the local food movement. A panel of experts from across the country will discuss whether the local food movement helps or hurts low-income Americans and offer suggestions for how advocates can help their clients get the nutritious food they need to thrive. Join us for a stimulating discussion and preview of topics to be covered in our forthcoming special issue on food insecurity. Learn more and register at our website, www.povertylaw.org/foodinsecurity.