Ronald coauthor of “Tomorrow’s Table: Organic Farming, Genetics, and the Future of Food”, will discuss her book.

Ronald is a UC Davis plant pathology professor well-known for genetically engineering rice for resistance to diseases and flooding. Adamchak, her husband and coauthor, has served on the board of directors for California Certified Organic Farmers and manages the student-run organic farm on campus. In the book, they explore how organic farming and genetic engineering can both be used in environmentally sustainable food production.

Tomorrow’s Table chronicles a year in the lives of the Ronald-Adamchak family.

With friends and family, the authors discuss genetic engineering in agriculture and consumers’ concerns. They discuss the contents of their own largely organic pantry, what they feed their children, and how over the last 10 years of their marriage, they have developed specific criteria for the use of bioengineering in agriculture.

The book explains what geneticists and organic farmers do, and helps readers separate fact from fiction in the debate about genetically modified crops.

For more information about Tomorrow’s Table, go to http://pamelaronald.blogspot.com/