# Event Details - **Event Name**: Author Event! Richard Schweid - Life on the Octopus Farm - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 12 Sep, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sat, 12 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Join us on Saturday, 09/12/26 at 6 PM for an event with Richard Schweid.About this Event“Richard Schweid’s immersive exploration of octopus farming, and all its attendant ethical problems, is so important right now. If you’re not sure what to think of this issue, this is the book for you.”—Literary Hub, Most Anticipated Books of 2026Life on the Octopus Farm: A provocative investigation of the race to farm octopus and the controversy it sparked worldwideIn 2021, the London School of Economics found that octopuses are sentient beings, capable of experiencing pain, distress, and happiness, and that high-welfare farming of them would therefore be impossible. But the enormous international demand for octopus meat continues to grow even as wild octopus populations decline, prompting a race to bring the first farm-raised product to market. At the same time, firestorms of protest in Europe and the United States over the ethics of farming such an intelligent creature are pressuring lawmakers to ban the practice altogether.After working at one of the world’s first octopus farms, on the Yucatán Peninsula, award-winning journalist Richard Schweid embarked on a global adventure to explore the ethics and future of octopus aquaculture. He traveled to octopus-farming sites in Mexico, Spain, and Japan where he met people on both sides of the ethical debate: marine biologists, businesspeople, restaurateurs, animal rights advocates, octopus farmers, and everyday fishermen whose livelihoods depend on wild octopus. In this vibrant account of his experiences, Schweid also engages pressing related issues: environmental impact; the need for sustainable farming opportunities in underresourced communities; and how global desires for specific foods place pressure on local populations. Ultimately, the appetite for octopus demonstrates the conundrums of our interconnected world—across countries, through oceans, and via the food we consume.Richard Schweid is a journalist and author based in Barcelona and coastal Rhode Island. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/providence/author-event-richard-schweid-life-on-the-octopus-farm/100001994390514717 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour - Location: Books on the Square - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Providence - **state**: RI - **country**: United States - **location**: Books on the Square - **lat**: 41.82986409999999 - **long**: -71.388984 - **full address**: Books on the Square, 471 Angell Street, Providence, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Author Event! 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