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What Does Local Food Really Mean?
Getting Down to Business with Local Jobs, Sales and Economic Development

Black Creek Pioneer Village

Saturday November 25th 8:30-5 pm

Keynote addresses:

Consumer Trends for Local Food: (Glenys Babcock, Vice-President, Ipsos Reid) HOW DO CONSUMERS VIEW LOCAL FOOD?



The $ and ¢ of Local Food and Rural Economic Development (Mike Hamm, Michigan State University)

WHAT LOCAL FOOD MEANS FOR JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Workshops

What does Local Food Mean to:

• Institutions
  
  
• Agrotourism and Culinary Tourism
  
  
• Educators
  
  
• New Canadians/New Foods/New Farmers
  
  
• Public Health and Environment
  
  
• Rural Economic Development
  
  ADMISSION: $30 (cash/cheque at door) covers Lunch, Refreshments - Registration 8:30-9:00 a.m.
  
  For more information call (905) 584-6221
  
  For Agenda:
  http://www.caledoncountryside.org/LocaldFoodProgram2006.htm
  
  To Register:
  http://www.caledoncountryside.org/RegisterLocalFoodConference2006.htm
  Sponsored and Organized by:
  
  Caledon Countryside Alliance
  http://www.caledoncountryside.org
  
  
  
  Local Flavour Plus
  http://www.localflavourplus.ca/
  
  
  
  GTA Agricultural Action Committee
  http://www.gtalocalfood.ca/home.html
  
  
  Toronto Food Policy Council
  http://www.toronto.ca/health/tfpc_index.htm
  Location: Black Creek Pioneer Village (at Jane and Steeles)
  
  Visitors’ Centre, 1000 Murray Ross Parkway, Toronto, ON, (416) 736-1733
  
  
  
  Getting there . . .
  
  
  
  By car: The Village is located one set of lights east of Jane Street, on the South side of Steeles Avenue (follow the Village signs). It is easily accessible from Highways 400, 401 and 407.
  
  
  
  By transit: Catch the Steeles 60 West bus at the Finch station on the Yonge subway line, or take the Jane 35 bus from the Jane station on the Bloor subway line
  
  

   

Recently, the Norfolk Federation of Agriculture sent out questions to the Candidates running in the Municipal Election, along with a letter.

To View the letter and questions, please click here
Letter and questions combined to Candidates.
All responses recieved will be posted on the website at a later date and forwarded on to the Radio Station and Newspapers.

Frank Nightingale's Mayor Responses Frank Nightingale.
Gary Muntz Mayor Responses Gary Muntz.
Peter Black's Mayor Responses Peter Black.
Dennis Travale's Mayor Responses Dennis Travale.
Ward 1 Council Candidate Responses Ward 1.
Ward 3 Council Candidate Responses Ward 3.
Ward 4 Council Candidate Responses Ward 4.
Ward 5 Council Candidates Responses Ward 5.
Ward 7 Council Candidates Responses Ward 7.
School Board Members Responses School Board Members.

 

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