In 1971, Frances Moore Lapp茅's book "Diet for a Small Planet" introduced many Americans to the possibility of eating a balanced, healthy diet excluding meat.
Lapp茅 and her daughter Anna will give a public talk at CU-Boulder on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. in the University Memorial Center's Glenn Miller Ballroom. They will talk about "Hope's Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planet," a book written by the Lapp茅s that was published in February 2002.听
The Lapp茅s will be on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus as guests of the World Affairs Athenaeum Nov. 6-7. Their Nov. 6 talk is free and open to the public.
"Diet for a Small Planet" sold more than 3 million copies and introduced a generation of people to vegetarianism.
For their new book, the Lapp茅s traveled around the world to look at food distribution and development, seeking examples of sustainable agriculture. They visited wealthy and poor nations and highlighted innovative ways that people are working to heal the planet. Each chapter also includes a recipe, many of them from the regions they visited.
The Athenaeum also is sponsoring a student dinner with the Lapp茅s on Thursday, Nov. 7, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The dinner is open only to CU-Boulder students, and space is limited so interested students should contact the Athenaeum fellows to make reservations.
The Athenaeum, a student-run program that brings world-renowned guests to campus to interact with CU-Boulder students in their classes and in public forums, is an offshoot of the Conference on World Affairs. CU-Boulder students Walter Perschbacher and Ryan Van Duzer are the Athenaeum fellows for the 2002-03 school year and are responsible for organizing the events.
Past Athenaeum visitors to CU-Boulder include Gary Hart, Margot Adler, Dr. Patch Adams, Werner Herzog and Susan Faludi.
For more information about the public lecture call (303) 492-7252, or to make reservations for the student dinner e-mail the Athenaeum fellows at cwaathen@colorado.edu.