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New Stuff Tuesday – September 18
Why Calories Count: Science to Politics by Marion Nestle & Malden Nesheim TX551 .N3977 2012 New Arrivals, 2nd floor With the return of the semester, it’s a return to old habits like a rushed lunch...
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New Stuff Tuesday – January 8
Fear of Food: A History of Why We Worry about What We Eat by Harvey Levenstein TX360 .U6 L47 2012 New Arrivals, 2nd floor Now that we’ve gotten through the holiday season, we can breathe a sigh of a...
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Friday fun: Books & Bites
OK, thank you to the public library in town for tweeting about this site… Are you looking for a good, fun read to break up all that studying? Do you like food? Well, the Books & Bites facebook page...
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Food! Community events on Feb 8 & 25, and cookbooks
You can learn about these and other community events and news at the Whitewater Banner: What’s for dinner tonight (Friday Feb 8)? It could be soup! The Washington Elementary School (506 E Main St) is...
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Food in Literature
The Spring 2013 Fairhaven Lecture Series has the theme “Food for Thought” and will have us thinking about our relationships with food. Yes, we need food to sustain us, but it has cultural,...
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International Education Week / Global Café
It’s International Education Week! There are events planned all week, including the next Global Café at Andersen Library on Thurs., Feb. 28, from 5-6 p.m. (2nd floor big-screen TV area straight ahead...
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Friday Fun: Book cakes
I’ve posted about books and food before (Books & Bites), but this time we’re going way past just combining recommendations for books and food! Take a gander at 30 Gorgeous & Delicious Literary...
View ArticleQuinoa
Did you know that 2013 is the International Year of Quinoa? That’s right, due to a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly last March. What is it? The UN resolution notes that it is a...
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Friday fun: “Life made easier”
While wandering among the current periodical issues on 1st floor the other day, I discovered a magazine called REALSIMPLE. Under the title it says “Life made easier.” Aha! Now that sounds like a...
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New Stuff Tuesday – 29 October
Cornbread Nation 2: The United States of Barbecue edited by Lolis Eric Elie TX840.B3 C67 2004 New Arrivals, 2nd floor I love barbecue so this book naturally caught my eye as I reviewed our New...
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Darwin Day! Wed Feb 12
On Wed. Feb. 12 celebrate Darwin Day! The University, College of Letters & Sciences, Biological Sciences Dept., and TriBeta (Biological Honors Society), will host two free events that you can...
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Agriculture, a Robust Food-Economy & a Sustainable Society
Tom Philpott, will talk about “Back to the Future of Agriculture: Steps Toward a Robust Food-Economy and a Sustainable Society” at 7 p.m. on Monday, February 17, in the Irvin L. Young Auditorium. It’s...
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Spring Break! Andersen Library hours
SPRING BREAK! Mmmmm, can you feel the warmth of the sun? Andersen Library’s hours will be: Sat-Sun Mar 22-23: CLOSED Mon-Fri Mar 24-28: 8am-4:30pm Sat Mar 29: CLOSED Sun Mar 30: 3pm-2am (only 2nd floor...
View ArticleGood and Cheap: The Cookbook for Any Budget
NPR’s Molly Roberts wrote about Leanne Brown’s cookbook Good and Cheap in August, and it got me thinking. Although the focus of this cookbook is Americans receiving SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition...
View ArticleInternational Education Week
The first week of March is International Education Week! There are several events planned on campus, including Celebrating Indigenous Nations on Mon., Mar. 2nd, from 4-6pm in the UC Hamilton Room, the...
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Hunger, Obesity & the Food System
Ellen Gustafson, a food system change advocate and author of We the eaters: If we change dinner, we can change the world, will talk about “A New Understanding of Hunger, Obesity and the Food System” on...
View ArticleBreak & Winterim Library Hours
Library hours during the break (Dec. 22-28) are: Tues-Wed Dec 22-23: 8am-4:30pm CLOSED Thurs-Fri Dec 24-25 CLOSED Sat-Sun Dec 26-27 Mon Dec 28: 8am-4:30pm Winterim (Tues Dec 29-Fri Jan 15) Library...
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Growing a Local Food System
Ben Hewitt will talk about “Growing a Local Food System: Local food as economic driver and local nourishment” on Mon, Apr 17 at 7pm in the Irvin L. Young Auditorium. It’s part of a week of activities...
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Earth Week 2017
UW-Whitewater will observe Earth Week (April 17-22) with a variety of events. Please visit the Earth Week web page for more information, or for contact information if events require registration. Mon.,...
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Summer fun: June events @ Irvin L Young Memorial Library
The Irvin L Young Memorial Library, Whitewater’s public library (431 W Center St), is providing some fun and free summer events! No registration required. Mark your calendars: Thurs., June 7, 6-7:30pm:...
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