On February 29 and March 1 2008 the Beyond Factory Farming Coalition held its regional conference in Guelph, Ontario:
Safe Food—Healthy Communities: Building a food system that works— for people, animals and the environment
We are happy to announce that we will be able to make audio and video recordings of the conference sessions available via our website in the near future.
The 2008 conference purpose was to deepen understanding of livestock issues in Canada, identify and examine keystone issues in Ontario and Canada, sketch out a road map for transition to socially responsible livestock production, reach new audiences and develop new networks amongst groups involved in the sustainable food movement in Canada.
Keynote speaker
- Andrew Nikiforuk, award-winning journalist and author of Pandemonium: Bird Flu Mad Cow Disease and other Biological Plagues of 21st Century
Friday February 29
7 – 9 PM
Norfolk United Church
Open to the public, free of charge.
Conference speakers
- Maxime LaPlante—Union Paysanne
- Fred Tait—National Farmers Union
- Mari Veliz—Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority
Community science and consultation help to protect and enhance Lake Huron: Mari will discuss community groups and water quality monitoring. - Dr. Ann Clark—Guelph University
- Dr. Jennifer Sumner—University of Toronto
- Ted Zettel—Organic Meadow
- Dr. Art Wiebe, MD—Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment
- Peter Katona—Foodlink
Press release
A conference planned for Guelph aims to shed light on the interwoven impacts our present food system has on economic, environmental and social health, and to share strategies for change. "Safe Food.Healthy Communities. Building a Food System that Works for People, Animals and the Environment" runs Febraury 29 and March 1 at Norfolk United Church.
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