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HIGHLIGHT EVENT: From Farm to Fork A Forum on Locally Grown Foods at University Campuses Thursday, April 4, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Nadeem Siddiqui, director of Cornell University Dining Services in Ithaca, N.Y., will share how he uses local foods in his award-winning campus dining service at a forum on the Iowa State University campus. Siddiqui has developed programs for diners about the importance of eating local and regional foods. He works with the Culinary Institute of America and has introduced successful new services including Tandoori cuisine and kosher foods. He previously worked with ARAMARK food service at the University of Chicago and the dining service at Iowa's Grinnell College. A panel of ISU students, faculty and staff will discuss their views about serving local foods on campus. Also presented will be information about local food projects in Iowa, including work at the University of Northern Iowa campus by Kamyar Enshayan, the ISU Tearoom and the Scheman Building at the Iowa State Center. Sponsored by the Leopold Center and ISU's Hotel, Restaurant, and Institution Management program with support from Drake University, the Iowa Food Policy Council, Henry A. Wallace Chair for Sustainable Agriculture at ISU, the ISU Graduate Program in Sustainable Agriculture, and the ISU Government of the Student Body. Back to Spring 2002 Leopold Letter |