Living Roots: The Promise of Perennial Foods: Author Talk with Liz Carlisle In-Person
Join us for a celebration of perennial foods! Santa Clara University Sustainable Food Systems Program Manager Becca Nelson will moderate a conversation with author Liz Carlisle about her new co-edited book Living Roots: The Promise of Perennial Foods. Living Roots makes the case for putting perennial foods at the center of our farms and our plates to add flavor and nutrients to our diets while reducing emissions and making our food system more resilient to climate change and economic uncertainty.
Liz Carlisle is an Associate Professor in the Environmental Studies Program at UC Santa Barbara, where she teaches courses on food and farming. She is the co-editor, with Aubrey Streit Krug, of the new book Living Roots: The Promise of Perennial Foods.
Becca Nelson is the Sustainable Food Systems Program Manager at Santa Clara University, running the half acre campus organic garden. Her current role is rooted in facilitating community building around food justice and resilience and is a member of local coalitions such as the Urban Growers Network and South Bay Food Justice Collaborative.
This program will take place in the Library Program Room. Registration is recommended.
- Date:
- Thursday, May 14, 2026
- Time:
- 6:00pm - 7:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Pacific Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Program Room Full
- Work Unit:
- Adult Services
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- Conservation/Environmental Food/Cooking
Accessibility
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Sunnyvale will make reasonable efforts to accommodate persons with disabilities. If you require special accommodation, please contact the library at 408-730-7300 or chat with a librarian at least three days in advance of the program.