Food Day Open House

World War I poster (ARC 512501)

In the “What’s Cooking, Uncle Sam?” exhibit, curator Alice Kamps notes that American citizens have demanded that food be safe, cheap, and abundant. From the records in the exhibit, you can see how the Federal Government has responded to these needs over the past decades.

But food isn’t just a historic record. We continue to talk about food in blogs, books, and television, whether we are concerned about obesity, eating locally, factory farms, better school lunches, or contaminated melons.

The National Archives is participating in Food Day and offering a forum for food-related questions and discussion. Join us for a Food Day Open House on Monday, October 24.

Stop by to talk with representatives from several Federal agencies, nonprofits, and companies:

Think Food Group

Center for Science in the Public Interest

Mars Inc.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

**Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

American Farmland Trust

FRESHFARM Markets**

Foundation for the National Archives

And don’t miss Alice Kamps, the curator of “What’s Cooking, Uncle Sam?”, who will be available to talk with visitors from 11 a.m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

And there’s a rumor that Chef José Andrés of ThinkFoodGroup might stop by, so keep an eye on his twitter feed (@chefjoseandres)! When he’s not researching and reinterpreting historic American recipes for his new restaurant America Eats Tavern, he’s also the Chief Culinary Advisor for “What’s Cooking, Uncle Sam?”.

Bring your opinions and your questions—we’ll see you there!

Curator Alice Kamps talks about the records at the "What's Cooking, Uncle Sam?" press preview.

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