2010 Highlights

Keystone Grain, organic grain from Manitoba CSI, organic certifier Organic Landscape Alliance helping homes be chemical free

The Edible City: Where is Food on the Election Agenda?

The Canadian Urban Institute in collaboration with the Cities Centre, University of Toronto present:
The Edible City: Where is Food on the Election Agenda?
Thursday, July 15, 2010
7:45 – 10:00 a.m.
Metro Hall
55 John Street
Toronto, ON
This latest session from the Election Issues Series is presented by The Canadian Urban Institute and the Cities Centre, University of Toronto.
How should [...]

Young Reporters for the Environment Contest

Young Reporters for the Environment is an international writing and photography contest for youth. Were looking for inspired teens to submit a piece that will convey their interest in the environment  whether that passion is about climate change, water, energy or biodiversity.
By using the Young Reporters handbooks, chalk full of tips from National Post environment [...]

Ontario Federation of Agriculture Meeting

CIRCULATE TO YOUR NETWORK – ORGANIC FARMERS SHOULD ATTEND
ONTARIO FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE
Transmitted by CNW Group on : April 1, 2010 17:06 Media Advisory – Sustain Our Farms Town Hall Meeting
GUELPH, ON, April 1 /CNW/ – The Ontario Agriculture Sustainability Coalition (OASC) to host a Town Hall meeting of Ontario’s agricultural leaders and [...]

Industry Panel on Hospitality, Tourism & Climate Change

Please join the Icarus Foundation, Ryerson University and George Brown College on Monday, April 5th for ‘Addressing the Bottom Line: An Industry Panel on Hospitality Tourism and Climate Change’.
Just 4 more days to go!
For further information or to RSVP, please contact Azma Ousmand, our event coordinator at aousmand@theicarusfoundation.com or visit the Icarus Foundation website: www.theicarusfoundation.com.
ADDRESSING [...]

Cookstown Greens Featured in Short Film

Ghoti Studios of Waterloo is helping create a series of short films  about the organic industry in Canada. The first of these short films is a co-production with Mishkat Productions. It features long-time organic farming guru David Cohlmyer of Cookstown Greens.
Cookstown Greens: An Organic Story is a wonderful on-line movie well worth watching. To watch [...]

10th Annual Halton Eco-Festival – April 17-18, 2010

Our tenth annual Halton Eco Festival will take place on Saturday, April 17 from 10 am to 5 pm and on Sunday, April 18 from 11 am to 4 pm at the Glen Abbey Rec Centre on Third Line in Oakville. Volunteers are needed to help promote the event before it happens and other volunteers [...]

Toronto Goes Organic

Well at least for Saturday, Feb. 20, 9.00 am-5.00 pm, during the COG-Toronto Organic Conference.
‘Your Food, Your Choice’ – Grounds For Change.  Come one, come all to a one-day event at 89 Chestnut St. (U of T Residence), 2nd floor for the organic event.  See: www.cogtoronto.org – for details and pre-registration.  Sponsored by The Big [...]

2010 Michigan Organic Conference

Michigan Organic: Seeds, Soils & Health
Dedicated to the memory of Doug Murray & Nancy Jones Keiser
March 5 & 6, 2010
MSU Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center
East Lansing MI
Michigan Food and Farm Alliance (MOFFA) will sponsor the Michigan Organic Conference on March 5 and 6 at the Kellogg Convention and Hotel Center located on the Michigan State [...]

Celebrity authors cook at Royal with culinary students

GUELPH, ON (October 27, 2009) — With giant pumpkins and miniature vegetables as a backdrop, Canadian celebrity cookbook authors will be front stage on the opening weekend Nov 6, 7 and 8.  Come to see a baker’s dozen of well-known personalities that range from Laurie Stempfle, author of the popular Company’s Coming series to Elizabeth [...]

Organic Conference at Feast of Fields

The Guelph Organic Conference has a table at the Sept. 13 Feast of Fields. For several years the Conference has been a part of Feast of Fields. It is a taste extravaganza at harvest time!
BUY A TICKET FOR FEAST OF FIELDS, SEPT. 13 at the KORTRIGHT CENTRE