The League of Women Voters of Dearborn-Dearborn Heights, in conjunction with the Sierra Club, invites the public to a program about the future of our food and the sources it comes from.

The program is being held on Tuesday, Feb. 15 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Henry Ford Community College, SME Building (north end of campus).

Keynote speaker, Lourdes Lore, MS, Professor of Nutrition at Henry Ford Community College, will discuss chemical contaminants in food and water, with special focus on pesticides, BPA and GMOs. The program is a continuation of “Environmental Crisis on Your Plate!” which covered factory farms, or CAFOs (confined animal feeding operations).

Following Lore’s presentation, Lynna Kauchek, Food and Water Watch, Ferndale Environmental Commission, will speak about the Alfalfa GMO (genetically modified organism) approval by the USDA. In addition, she will discuss what Ferndale is doing to become more sustainable.

Discussion and questions will follow each presentation.

The HFCC, SME Building is located on the first driveway south of Ford Road, west side of Evergreen.

Light refreshments will be available. Please RSVP to Mary Ann Baier, Dearborncoolcities@gmail.com. For further information, contact Mary Ann Baier or Jenni Dunn, LWVDDH@gmail.com, 313.278.6476.