Sustainability Series: FOOD AND COUNTRY with Dr. Sarah C. Davis

Watch Trailer Director: Laura Gabbert
Cast: Ruth Reichl, Grant Achatz, Reem Assil, Eric Deeble

As a a well-known chef, author, critic, editor, and TV personality, Ruth Reichl has spent her media career bringing the subject of food to the forefront of popular culture. In recent years, she has become more and more concerned about the rising trend of processed food flooding the country’s stores and tables. Moreover, Reichl sees the effects that this trend is having on American farmers, ranchers, chefs, and other food-centric workers who make a living trying to put wholesome food into America’s kitchens. In Food And Country, director Laura Gabbert follows Ruth Reichl as she travels across the nation (and across political and social divisions) to examine the crisis of our broken food system and speak with the people on the front lines who are trying to do something about it.

About the Speaker

Dr. Sarah C. Davis is a professor of environmental studies in the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service at Ohio University, and is an expert in ecosystem ecology and bioenergy systems. She researches system-level energy conversion efficiency, carbon sequestration, nutrient cycling, and greenhouse gas fluxes in managed ecosystems. Her work includes assessments of Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM) in drought-tolerant plants, perennial grasses, and system designs for waste and fertilizer management. Dr. Davis is author of over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. She teaches courses in Ecology and Environmental Issues, Bioenergy, Environmental Science and Public Policy, and Strategies for Resilient Agriculture.

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The series is made possible thanks to the support of: University Libraries, Honors Tutorial College, Office of Sustainability, and The Voinovich School’s Environmental Studies Program.