Over the last few years, Sequatchie Cove Farm has partnered with the Department of History at UTC to bring a speaker to campus to discuss food and history.
 
This year, Professor Bart Elmore's talk will be really timely. Last week, many people anticipated that Rep. Rusty Grills of Newbern, TN, would present House Bill 809 to the House Judiciary Committee. The bill would have provided legal immunity to pesticide manufacturers as long as their label does not warn of the threat of disease. Roundup’s label, which has been made by Monsanto and Bayer, does not disclose that their product could cause cancer on the FDA-approved label, which according to this bill, means that no one could sue the company for causing cancer. Apparently, Rep. Grills did not bring forward the bill even though supporters from Tennessee Farm Bureau, which supported the immunity bill, packed the committee room.

Professor Elmore, as well as Bill Keener of Sequatchie Cove Farm and Jess Wilson of Southeast Tennessee Young Farmers, can provide more context on this recent development at the public event.

This is a FREE event - no RSVP required

Location: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Guerry Center