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Bring Food Home: Connecting Ontario Food and Farm Networks

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Bring Food Home: Connecting Ontario Food and Farm Networks

Time: March 4, 2010 to March 6, 2010
Location: Kitchener Delta
Website or Map: http://sustainontario.com/ini…
Event Type: conference
Organized By: Lauren Baker
Latest Activity: Oct 4, 2009

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The conference will bring together a broad range of participants from diverse regions and sectors, including farmers, food enterprises, health promoters, community groups and government organizations. The purpose of this gathering is to facilitate our learning and working together to create food systems that are healthy, just, accessible, culturally appropriate, financially viable and sustainable.

The Conference has been organized into the following streams:
· Training for Emerging Farmers
· Community Food Security
· Strengthening Regional Economies
· Sustaining Food Production – Farm, City and Countryside

To date we have confirmed Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm and of Food, Inc. fame as one of several keynote speakers, as well as Martin Gooch from the George Morris Centre who will lead a workshop in value chain management. The FarmOn Alliance is planning a whole day of events related to new farmer training.

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