The Kutsche Office of Local History will host the Local History
Roundtable on March 26 at the Grand Rapids Public Library.
Kutsche Office to host history roundtable
Mar 25, 2015
The Kutsche Office of Local History will host the sixth annual Local History Roundtable on Thursday, March 26, at the Grand Rapids Public Library auditorium.
The daylong event will run from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. and include two
keynote presentations and two panel discussions. This year’s topic,
“Food, Farm, and Table,” will explore West Michigan’s diverse food
history including producing, picking and processing.
Hank Meijer, co-chair and CEO of Meijer Inc., will give the
opening keynote address at 10 a.m.
Melanie Shell-Weiss, director of the Kutsche Office, said Meijer
will discuss his family’s history and the importance of food, place
and markets in West Michigan.
The afternoon keynote address, “Local to Global Food Values:
Policy, Practice, and Performance,” will be given by Ellen Messer,
professor at Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts
University. Her talk will begin at 2:30 p.m.
Admission is free for members of the Kutsche Office and $25 for
non-members.
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