A USC student partnered with a local organization to create an Earth Day celebration focused on how what humans eat affects the environment.
The program, entitled Earth Fest 2016: How Your Palate Affects the Planet, will kick off Wednesday with activities throughout the rest of the week.
The project was coordinated by Kirby Beal, a second-year health promotion, education and behavior student, and Columbia's Cooking.
Columbia's Cooking's website describes the event as "a three day festival focusing on how our food choices affect global warming, the environment and our health."
Activities include workshops, lectures and garden and farm tours. Topics include the impact of communities on food systems and combining healthy eating habits with environmentally sustainable eating habits.
All events are free to the students, staff and members of the community.