The Dr. Keiko Miwa Ross Student Farm will host Isaias Hernandez, an environmental educator and creator of QueerBrownVegan media platform, for a lecture from 7-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 22 in the Metzger classroom at 102 Animal, Veterinary and Biomedical Science Building. The event is free and open to the public.

Hernandez will share perspectives on how ethical food systems may be designed. The talk will also address strategies to transform problem identification into solutions-based writing and activism.

Penn State students are also invited to a more intimate Q&A with Hernandez on Thursday, Feb. 23 at the Student Farm Club weekly meeting, which will occur at 6 p.m. in 215 Armsby.

Hernandez is a Gen Z environmental justice educator and activist with years of experience in intersectional environmental work. He works with businesses, institutions and organizations to amplify and empower their environmental missions. Hernandez is well-known in his field under the social moniker, QueerBrownVegan, his independent media platform with a global audience of over 100,000 followers.