Join us for an evening of education, entertainment and advocacy from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19, when the he University of Northern Iowa’s Iowa Waste Reduction Center (IWRC) presents Fighting Food Waste the Iowa Culinary Institute at DMACC, located at 2006 S Ankeny Blvd, in Ankeny.

The evening will open with a panel discussion featuring esteemed experts from varying backgrounds discussing how Iowans can tackle the issue of food waste.

Panelists include:

• Lance Larsen, Odyssey Renewable Energy
• Noreen Otto, Iowa Brewers Guild
• Jennifer Zwagerman, Drake University
• Jennifer Trent, Iowa Waste Reduction Center

After the panel, two student teams from DMACC Iowa Culinary Institute will compete to prepare the best meals using kitchen scraps as ingredients. A panel of judges will choose the best tasting and most innovative dishes.

There will be live music by Trevor Rau and a craft beer cash bar.

All proceeds go to the Diane Albertson Memorial Scholarship and the DMACC Iowa Culinary Arts Institute Scholarship.

Tickets are limited so register soon at https://iwrc.uni.edu/food-waste/fight.

Contact Molly Wells, Communications & Public Relations Manager at the University of Northern Iowa Iowa Waste Reduction Center, for more information at 319-273-5352 or molly.wells@uni.edu. 

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About Iowa Waste Reduction Center (IWRC): The IWRC has been providing environmental services, including technical assistance and industry training, as well as research and development, for more than 30 years. The IWRC is a part of the University of Northern Iowa's Business and Community Services, which builds a better Iowa through hands‐on technical assistance for economic and business development, entrepreneurship, environmental improvement and enhanced sustainability. For more information, visit iwrc.uni.edu.