Webinar: Beyond the Local Food Event: Conversations with Teacher Champions
Posted: May 27, 2015
Categories: Edible Education Network / GoodFoodBites / News from Sustain Members / Webinars
Credit: Roots to Harvest in the classroom.
A focus on local and healthy food in school food programs has led to innovative ideas and changes in school food landscapes. Join edible education leaders Ecosource and Roots to Harvest for a free webinar on June 10th to hear from teacher champions who are making these changes possible!
In this webinar, Jody Mitchell from Roots to Harvest in Thunder Bay and Coreen Jones from Ecosource in Peel Region, will facilitate a conversation with Ontario secondary school teachers that are leading a shift towards local food by piloting different initiatives in their schools. The discussion will focus on the challenges and opportunities that school food programs face in moving toward a more localized food system, the sometimes messy process of making change, and the importance of making the change sustainable.
Beyond the Local Food Event: Conversations with Teacher Champions
Date and Time: Wednesday, June 10th at 3:30-4:45pm
Cost: Free for all attendees! Space is limited, pre-registration is required. Register here.
This webinar is the first of two. Stay tuned for the second webinar that will discuss the conclusions and implications of the local food pilot projects that have taken place in Durham, Peel, and Thunder Bay over the 2014/2015 school year.
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Will this webinar discuss gmo’s ??? and promoting organics in the schools??
Hi Summer,
The webinar will not specifically cover GMOs and organic food but both topics may come up in the discussion. We will be taking questions from the audience during the webinar so if you want, you could submit a question for the guests to discuss.
Thanks for your question!
[…] In this webinar, Jody Mitchell from Roots to Harvest in Thunder Bay and Coreen Jones from Ecosource in Peel Region, will facilitate a conversation with Ontario secondary school teachers that are leading a shift towards local food by piloting different initiatives in their schools. The discussion will focus on the challenges and opportunities that school food programs face in moving toward a more localized food system, the sometimes messy process of making change, and the importance of making the change sustainable. Cost: free, but space is limited, pre-registration is required. Register at http://sustainontario.com/2015/05/27/26742/members-events/webinar-beyond-the-local-food-event-conver… […]