What Does Local Food Really Mean?Getting Down to Business with Local Jobs, Sales and Economic Development Saturday, November 25th, 2006 9:00 - 5:00 Conference Program |
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| 8:30 - 9:00 | Registration | |||
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Opening Remarks | |||
| 9:30 - 10:30 | Keynote Presentation: | |||
| “Consumer Trends for Local Food” | ||||
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Glenys A Babcock Vice President,
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| 10:30 – 11:00 | Break | |||
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Panel Discussion: | |||
| “What Does Local Mean to…." | ||||
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| 12:00 - 1:30 | Luncheon Presentation: | |||
| “What Does Local Food Mean for the Local Economy” | ||||
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Michael W. Hamm C.S. Mott Professor of Sustainable Agriculture, Depts. of Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies; Crop and Soil Sciences; Food Science and Nutrition 312B Natural Resources,
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| 1:30 – 3:45 | Workshops: “What does Local Food Mean to…” | |||
| 1:30 - 2:15 | Session 1 | |||
| Institutions: | ||||
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Lori Stahlbrand
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| Culinary and Agro-Tourism: | ||||
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Susan Benson Ontario Culinary Tourism Co-ordinator,
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| Urban Agriculture and the Hawkesbury Harvest: | ||||
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David Mason, |
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| 2:15 - 3:00 | Session 2 | |||
| Education: | ||||
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Susan Butler Field To Table Schools Co-ordinator,
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| New Canadians/New Farmers/New Markets: | ||||
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Iffat Zehra
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| 3:00 - 3:15 | Break | |||
| 3:15 - 4:00 | Session 3 | |||
| Public Health and Environment: | ||||
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Theresa Schumilas
Director,
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| Rural Economic Development: | ||||
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Michael W. Hamm C.S. Mott Professor of Sustainable Agriculture, Depts. of Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies; Crop and Soil Sciences; Food Science and Nutrition 312B Natural Resources,
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| 4:00 - 4:45 | Closing Remarks | |||
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Elbert van Donkersgoed,
Executive Director, GTA Agricultural Action Committee |
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Conference Partners Toronto Food Policy Council (TFPC)
Caledon Countryside Alliance (CCA)
Local Flavour Plus (LFP)
GTA Agricultural Action Committee (GTAAC)
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