02/28
2017
Lecture

鈥淢odified: GMOs and the Threat to Our Food, Our Land, Our Future鈥

12:00 pm - 12:00 pm
Jack Ketchum Library, Saint Francis Room
Biddeford Campus
Caitlin Shetterly

Free and open to the public

After she was diagnosed with a sensitivity to genetically modified corn鈥攁nd discovered that her toddler son was suffering from the same condition鈥擟aitlin Shetterly set out to understand the nature of GMOs and their impact on health and the environment. In the five years she spent researching this book, Shetterly traveled from the corn and soy fields that blanket Nebraska to a beekeeping convention in Belgium to research labs in California. Modified shines a light on the farmers, scientists, politicians, activists, and corporations all wrestling over a most essential question: Are GMOs safe?

Address

Jack Ketchum Library, Saint Francis Room
United States

Contact

Cathleen Miller
corn field