“What’s the Buzz About your Health and Wellness: A 360-degree Lens on Healthy Living and a Healthy Earth” is the topic of this year’s annual Faye Goldberg-Scheff Memorial Lecture sponsored by FELS (the Foundation for Educators at Lincoln-Sudbury), on Thursday, April 12 at 7 p.m. in the high school’s Kirshner Auditorium.
The evening will feature professionals in a variety of fields including organic farming, bee keeping, healthy home and personal care, healthy treatments for mind and body, conservation and the environment, and healthy life choices for teens. The panelists will discuss agricultural, environmental, physical, emotional, and mental approaches to our health. For example, how is the health of bees a barometer of the Earth’s health? How does making a change in personal care and household product use impact the health of those using those products? Why organic? What is the impact of stress on our physical wellbeing?
The moderator will be Christopher Collins, environmental science/earth science faculty, Environmental Club advisor at L-S, and filmmaker with National Geographic, the Discovery Channel, and PBS. Panelists (subject to change) are:
- Jen Barsamian, consultant, Pure Haven Natural, Organic Personal and Home Care Products in Sudbury
- Ari Kurtz, owner/head farmer at Lindentree Farm in Lincoln, one of the first CSAs in eastern Massachusetts
- Rick Reault, owner/operator of New England Beekeeping/Carlisle Honey in Tyngsboro
- Susan Shields, wellness faculty at L-S and faculty advisor to Students Together Empowering Women and the Youth Peer Tutoring program
- Judi Weinstein, acupuncturist and owner of Acupuncture Family Practice in Sudbury
The evening will include about an hour of directed questions from the moderator, followed by opportunities for audience questions. Admission is $10. All proceeds will benefit FELS, a nonprofit organization that awards enrichment grants to L-S faculty and staff to pursue their professional and personal interests and passions.
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