Food & Science Forum
| When |
Jun 11, 2026
from 04:00 PM to 07:30 PM |
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| Where | Bates Memorial Baptist Church (620 Lampton St.) |
| Contact Name | Dr. Natasha DeJarnett |
| Contact Phone | (502)852-9354 |
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During Food & Science, a health forum hosted by UofL’s Envirome Institute, we will celebrate community heroes and hear from an expert panel on the key intersections of food & science. The Envirome’s “& Science” series is a quarterly health forum and this fourth installment of the series will focus on Food & Science, featuring leaders from different agricultural and scientific backgrounds. The “& Science” series provides a community forum for conversations at the intersection of health, the environment & science. Together we will: Explore key intersections of nutrition, health and wellbeing; Identify drivers of food insecurity in Louisville; Discuss overcoming barriers that promote access to healthy food; and Envision a food secure future for all of Louisville.
Schedule:
Community Block Party (Farmers Market+Community Fair): 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Panel: 6:00 - 7:30 pm
"& Science" Champion Awardee:
Taylor Ryan (Founder and Executive Director of Change Today, Change Tomorrow)
Speakers:
- Cassia Herron (Healthy Communities Fellow, Aspen Global Innovators Group)
- Vincent James (President and CEO, Dare To Care)
- Taylor Ryan (Founder and Executive Director, Change Today, Change Tomorrow)
- Dr. Wayne Tuckson (Kentucky Health Host, Kentucky Educational Television, retired Colon and Rectal Surgeon)
- Dr. Kim Williams (Chairman of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine; Professor, University of Louisville School of Medicine)
Also Featuring:
- Farmers Market hosted in collaboration with the South End Community Market
- Community booths featuring the work of many non-profits tackling food and health issues: Feed Louisville, West Jefferson County Community Task Force, NAACP Louisville Branch, Catholic Charities - Common Earth Gardens, Food Literacy Project, Feeding Kentucky, Ag in the City, Greater Louisville Food Council/Food In Neighborhoods, and UofL's Trager Institute, Louisville Clinical &Translational Research Center, School of Medicine Office of Community Engagement, Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, and more.
About the Series:
The Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute is hosting a quarterly health forum called “& Science". The fourth installment of the series will focus on Food & Science, featuring leaders from different agricultural and scientific backgrounds. The “& Science” series provides a community forum for conversations at the intersection of health, the environment & science. Topics explored throughout the first year of the series include communication, faith, history, food & science.
For more information, please contact Dr. Natasha DeJarnett, natasha.dejarnett@louisville.edu or (502)852-9354.
This event is free, but please register here.
