Ryerson Food Security Courses – SPRING/ SUMMER 2011
Posted: April 28, 2011
Categories: Food in the News
Looking to grow your understanding of food security issues?
Explore the 5 As, how food policies are developed, how food security is achieved at the community level, and why people are growing food in urban areas through taking the food security courses offered at Ryerson University this Spring/ Summer!!
Starting in May, we are offering a basic introductory course in food securityconcepts, a food policy and programs course, a course on community development and food security, and an urban agriculture course – which is part of a urban agriculture series developed by Ryerson’s Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education and Centre for Studies in Food Security in partnership with ETC-Urban Agriculture and the international network of Resource centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security (RUAF).
Courses offered in SPRING/SUMMER (MAY-AUGUST) 2011:
- CFNY 403 Food Security Concepts and Principles
- CFNY 404 Food Policy and Programs for Food Security
- CFNY 407 Community Development and Food Security
- CVFN 410 Understanding Urban Agriculture
To find out more about the courses and/or the Certificate in Food Security, visit the website.
For more information, contact the academic coordinator, Reg Noble: food@ryerson.ca
Register soon!!