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Youth Food Systems Fair & Work Opportunities

Kyle L. McGregor — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:14:16 +0000

YOUTH – Are you looking for a summer internship position, volunteer opportunity or eventual career in Toronto’s booming Food Movement?

Food ORGANIZATIONS – Are you trying to snag some food-passionate youth to bring a little spark to your organization?

If SO… The Toronto Youth Food Policy Council and University of Toronto invite you to the Youth Food Systems Fair!
Join us for a night of entertainment, networking and (of course) a free, delicious, nutritious and sustainable meal provided by the Hot Yams. We will also hear from an ‘Expert Panel’ including Debbie Field of Food Share and HR/Career Service Representatives on how You(th) can Stand Out to a potential employer!

Please email TYFPCapplications@gmail.com for more information, and RSVP by March 18th. See You(th) There!

Community Kitchen: Local Foods Ontario

Kyle L. McGregor — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:16:20 +0000

Learn about and cook a 4-5 course local Ontario meal!

Where: Great Hall Catering Kitchen, Hart House, University of Toronto

Cost: $10

FSRN Thunder Bay – 2010 Crop Planning Workshop

Kyle L. McGregor — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:00:43 +0000

When: April 6, 2010: 9:30am – 3:30pm
Where: Kakabeka Legion Hall

Cost: $60

Presenter Frédéric Thériault, co-manager of recognized CSA Ferme Cooperative Tourne-Sol in Les Cedres, QC, will describe and explain the step-by-step approach to crop planning that he has developed with Daniel Brisebois in their book Crop Planning for Vegetable Growers.

Join the FSRN and the Thunder Bay Soil and Crop Improvement Association for group exercises designed to give you hands-on experience and a solid understanding of the concepts presented. You’ll finish your day with a good understanding of the importance of a crop plan; reference material, formulas and schedules that will allow you to prepare your own crop plan; and useful analysis techniques to help you improve farm profitability and fine-tune your crop mix.

For more information: Call us at (807)343-8810

Food Security Research Network (Thunder Bay)

www.foodsecurityresearch.ca

NFU New Farm Project – Composting Workshop

Kyle L. McGregor — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:06:34 +0000

When: April 7th – 9 am to 4 pm
Where: Battersea, Ontario (near Kingston)

To Register: Ian Stutt, 613-353-6622. NFU subsidized fee $10

Food for Talk presents: Towards Sustainable Food

Kyle L. McGregor — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:03:12 +0000

When: April 7, 10 am to 11:30 am
Where: Oakham House, 63 Gould Street in the Oakham Lounge (2nd Floor)

Food for Talk presents:
Towards Sustainable Food: An Introduction to the BRASS Research Centre and the work of the BRASS Food Group with Alex Franklin and Julie Newton (Cardiff University)

http://www.ryerson.ca/maps/

Background and Purpose of Seminar:
Community food hubs are increasingly being employed by sustainability advocates as a model for coordinating the supply of food from groups of local producers to consumers. As well as reducing food miles and providing new economic opportunities, food hubs can also be used to promote connections between consumers and proximate rural productive spaces.

Through this research we hope to explore how these connections are built, but also the challenges which they create for the groups of community activists responsible for their management. We take as a case study a pioneering new community food hub called Stroudco.

As well as giving an overview of the current work of the BRASS Food Group, Franklin and Newton will use this presentation as an opportunity to invite feedback on a research project which seeks to investigate the potential role of community food hubs in creating resilient and cohesive communities.

About BRASS and its Research:

The ESRC Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society (BRASS) is an ESRC funded research centre combining expertise from Cardiff University’s Business School, School of City and Regional Planning, and Law School.

‘Towards Sustainable Food’ is one of the core research themes of BRASS. It includes work on issues of accountability and foodgovernance; food procurement and sustainability; waste; the climate change impacts of food production and consumption; biosecurity and animal health; and ways to achieve more sustainable, accountable and socially responsible systems of food supply. Most recently, the Brass Food Group has been awarded the contract to develop the new Food and Drink Strategy for Wales.

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‘Food for Talk’ provides a place for conversations to take place between people who work with communities, government and universities to explore the emerging and challenging issues around food security, agricultural transformation, and local foodalternatives/networks. This series is jointly sponsored by the University of Toronto Department of Geography, York University Faculty of Environmental Studies, the Ryerson Centre for Studies in Food Security, and the Toronto Food Policy Council.

ECOSGN – 2 Day Seed Production Workshop

Kyle L. McGregor — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:41:37 +0000

The Eastern Canadian Organic Seed Growers Network (ECOSGN)

When: April 10 & 11
Where: Trillium Room at the Metro Central Y, 180 Argyle Avenue, Ottawa

Cost: $75 for workshop (includes lunch on both days).

Accommodations: YMCA YWCA Shenkman Residence Tel: 613.237.1320, ext 0

Two day Seed Production Workshop – Planning Your Farm’s Organic Seed Production:

The ABC’s of Crop Planning, Crop Economics and CFIA Regulations. www.seeds-organic.com

For more information: Andrea Berry: hopeseed@xplornet.com 506-375-6934 or

Kim Delaney: sales@hawthornfarm.ca 519-343-3375

http://www.seeds.ca/ecosgn/