Do you care about our environment? Join local author and food writer Elspth Hay and award-winning author Kate Woodworth as they discuss their work and, in conjunction with APCC’s Kristen Andres, tangible steps we can take to protect our environment.
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About Elspeth Hay: Elspeth Hay is the creator and host of the Local Food Report, a weekly feature that has aired on the Cape and Islands NPR station since 2008, and the author of the forthcoming book Feed Us with Trees: Nuts and the Future of Food. Deeply immersed in her own local-food system, she writes and reports for print, radio, and online media with a focus on food, the environment, and the people, places, and ideas that feed us. You can learn more about her work at elspethhay.com.
About Kate Woodworth: Kate Woodworth is the award-winning author of “Racing into the Dark,” which has been celebrated by publications such as Publishers Weekly and Booklist. Additionally, her short stories have appeared in an array of literary journals, including Cimarron Review, Western Humanities Review, and Shenandoah. She is a Pushcart Prize nominee as well as the recipient of multiple Utah Arts Council and Dalton Pen Communications awards. In conjunction with the publication of Little Great Island, Woodworth has started the “Be the Butterfly” initiative, which encourages its participants to engage in small, meaningful ways of mitigating the effects of climate change. For more, visit katewoodworth.com.
About Kristin Andres: Kristin is responsible for APCC’s interaction with our membership and the broader public, as well as educational programming and materials related to APCC’s mission. As a primary liaison to the Cape community, Kristin interacts and develops relationships with a wide range of organizations, government agencies, schools and the general public in assessing and addressing educational needs related to conserving and preserving the Cape’s natural resources. Kristin organizes workshops, addresses civic groups and seeks educational opportunities through a variety of creative means. She is especially involved with our native plant initiative and promotes ecological land care and thoughtful stewardship of our managed landscapes.