Farm to Cafeteria Canada “Dig In” Webinar Series
Posted: November 14, 2012
Categories: Events / Food in the News
Farm to Cafeteria Canada is pleased to announce “Dig In”, a webinar series designed to provide inspirational ideas, tools and resources for Farm to Cafeteria enthusiasts.
Dig In webinars will be held on the third Tuesday of each month at 3 p.m. EST. The next webinar, “Organizing for Food Systems Change: Multi-Stakeholder Approaches and Resources for Food System Innovators”, is taking place on Tuesday, November 20, at 3 p.m.
Register for this month’s webinar here!
The “mini webinars” vary in length from 30-45 minutes and feature guest speakers who will engage the audience in lively dialogue on timely topics such as “Farm to Cafeteria: Canada Digs In”, “Local Food Procurement”, “Keeping the ‘Farm’ in Farm to Cafeteria”, “Sustainable F2S Models”, “Food Safety: Debunking the Myths”, “Field to Plate in High School Cafeterias”, “Local Food on the Patient Tray”, “Chefs Go Local”, and more.
Meet the Speakers:
Sarah English – Sierra Youth Coalition: Sarah, born and raised in the Ottawa area, completed a Bachelor’s Degree of Environmental Studies in urban design and environmental planning at the University of Waterloo. After completing several co-op placements with environmental NGOs and government departments, she became engaged in the environmental movement and has never looked back.
Caitlin Colson – Meal Exchange: Caitlin graduated with a Masters in Philosophy from York University, after which she began working with Meal Exchange on various projects – including an in-depth feasibility study to determine how the work of food policy councils can be adapted to a campus setting. The study supported the development of the Campus Food Systems Project, which she coordinates in partnership with the Sierra Youth Coalition. As part of this initiative Caitlin has also developed the framework for and facilitated the development of the first ever National Student Food Charter.