Orr leads the Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program and the Family Nutrition Program at University of Illinois Extension, providing interactive nutrition education to more than one million each year.
Panel: Urban Food Access
Access to nutrition education and healthy food is vital to achieve social justice. These panelists will present urban agriculture projects in Englewood, and discuss how to establish a link between current projects and the creation of a green business district with green jobs. They will also cover an in-depth study of food access in the Chicago area and how it will encourage healthy, equitable communities around Chicago.
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