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Food for Talk Presents.
Fred Kirschenmann
Friday, November 11th for two talks at the Royal Winter Fair, Exhibition
Place, Toronto (free day passes available - see below)
TALK #1: 5:30 - 6:00 pm "What is Happening to the Food System" at the "For
your Good Health" Presentation area
TALK #2: 7:30 - 9:00 pm "Challenges and Opportunities to Going Local", Salon
103
Fred Kirschenmann is the former director of the Leopold Center, and a former
university philosophy professor - he also runs the biggest organic and
bio-dynamic farm in the world. Please join us to hear him speak about
sustainable farming, organic agriculture (and 'beyond organic'), food
certification methods and strategies, and other topics. He's hot on what he
calls "agriculture of the middle" which he thinks holds out hope for good
farm lives as well as sustainable farming and food. In addition, he will
comment on how we can bring together the various communities that need to
come together to make sustainable farming and agriculture happen in
Ontario's brand-new greenbelt.
See you on Friday, at the 5:30 - 6:00 pm event ("What is Happening to the
Food System" including why you should eat local food at the "For your Good
Health" Presentation area) or at the 7:30 - 9:00 pm event ("Challenges and
Opportunities to Going Local" with Fred Kirschenmann and friends in Salon
103).
For free tickets (all day passes to the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair) to
hear Fred speak, register at www.caledoncountryside.org
<http://www.caledoncountryside.org/> .
To register for a full Saturday of sessions at North York Civic Centre on
"Farm Folk City Folk: How New Alliances Can Bring Local to the Table" with a
keynote address by Fred and sessions with local food leaders from the GTA,
Waterloo and Michigan), go to www.caledoncountryside.org
<http://www.caledoncountryside.org/> .
If internet access is difficult for you, you can also contact Karen by phone
at 905-584-6221 for information and registration.
Hope to see you there!
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Wayne Roberts
Policy Coordinator
Toronto Food Policy Council
Department of Public Health
City of Toronto
tel: 416-338-7937
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