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 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Food and sustainability issues specific to the

Lafayette community will be discussed at a Nov. 15 Purdue University forum.

"Food, Communities and Sustainability: A Public Square Forum Initiative" is

1-5 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 333 Meridian St., West

Lafayette. The event, which is free and open to the public, will feature two

panel discussions and a reception. The event is sponsored by the College of

Liberal Arts Engagement Office.

The "Healthy Choices, Local Sources: The Role of Schools, Communities and

Families" panel is set for 1-2:15 p.m. Panelists are Benjamin Schultz of the

Indiana University task Force on campus sustainability, food working group;

Barry Rubin, board member of Lafayette's City Foods; and Laura Palmer and

Emily Becker, extension specialists who coordinate Purdue's Eat Your Way To

Better Health program. The moderator is Sherrema Bower, a graduate student

in American studies and women's studies.