New Course! Intro to Food and the Environment

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Still looking for a great 5 credit course for Autumn?  C ENV 110 Introduction to Food and the Environment examines the intersection of food, environment, and human health.  Earn NW or I&S credits.  No prerequisites! Register today!

Registration Information:

Overview: 

  • Everyone eats, and all food production has environmental consequences.
  • Discover environmental science through food production.
  • Explore the link between the decline of civilizations and current farmer efforts to cope with changing water supply, topsoil loss, and technology.
  • Create a food diary and find out the environmental consequences of your diet.
  • Understand what climate change, politics, culture, biodiversity, and geography have to do with food.

For more information see: http://depts.washington.edu/coenv/food/study/courses#cenv

Also offered as part of a FIG (sections AB & AF); FIGs are currently full, but extra seats for these sections are available through fyp.washington.edu/extraseats