What is Organic Food?
A discussion with PCC Nutrition Educator Nick Rose

When Sunday, June 3, 2012, 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Sunday, June 3, 2012, 12:30 to 1 p.m.

WhereBurke Museum of Natural History and Culture
University of Washington
17th Ave. N.E. and N.E. 45th St., Seattle

“Organic, natural, free-range, sustainably grown….” Some of the claims we see on food packages mean more than others. Many consumers don’t realize the word “organic” on a food guarantees much more than the absence of pesticides. In this presentation, Nick Rose, PCC Nutrition Educator, explains the basics of organic produce, meat, dairy and packaged foods.

This nutrition talk is in conjunction with the Burke Museum's exhibit “Hungry Planet: What the World Eats.” Hungry Planet examines how people from different countries and cultures feed their families, through photographs of 10 families from around the world at home, at the market, and surrounded by a week’s worth of groceries. The exhibit also features “Salish Bounty: Traditional Native American Foods of Puget Sound,” which explores 5,000 years of traditional tribal diets, as well as the revitalization of native food traditions.