UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.– Do you ever think about the future of your food? Are you curious about urban agriculture, global or industrial sustainability, or future food systems models? If so, you don’t want to miss the Student Farm Club’s guest-speaker event, featuring Charlie Szoradi, CEO of Independence LED Lighting, licensed LEED Architectural Professional, and author of the book,“Learn From Looking, How Observation Inspires Innovation.”

All students and community members are invited to this free event on Thursday, Oct. 5 from 5 – 7 p.m. in room 215 Armsby, located on University Park campus. Szoradi will begin the evening speaking about his background traveling the world to study global sustainability. He’ll also share his experiences as CEO of an industrial LED lighting company that manufacturers energy-saving lights in Pennsylvania. Szoradi’s focus in all business is sustainability and the triple bottom line: planet, people, profit.

Szoradi will speak about the future of food and address a potential business model for vertical farming, which is a new innovative form of food production. The method combines sustainable indoor methods, such as hydroponics and aeroponics, with cutting-edge technology such as LED lighting.

Following his lecture and discussion, there will be a question and answer session with Mr. Szoradi, and he will be giving away free copies of his newest book.

For more information about this event, please contact student farm intern Olivia Hort at oxh5018@psu.edu