JANUARY 29 - 31, 2009

Getting Around

Can’t make it to the whole conference?

Join conference delegates at a Special Public Keynote

Friday January 30, 2009
6:30 pm

Carol Off
- author of Bitter Chocolate

Tickets $30
Includes a wine & cheese event and trade show. Local wIne provided by EnSante winery.

tickets available at Earth's General Store and at the door, first come, first served.
Please bring a donation for the food bank.

Schedule

There have been some questions as to which meals will be provided for the conference, here are the details:

Thursday: Taste of Alberta (includes appetizers, not a full supper)

Friday: mid-morning snack, lunch and afternoon snack. Wine & cheese snacks before Carol Off.

Saturday: midmorning snack, lunch, and afternoon snack.

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Theme : what are the issues?

5:00 - 6:00 pm
Registration

6:00 - 7:00 pm
Keynote Presentation by Thomas Pawlick Click here to see Thomas' Bio

7:15 - 8:15 pm - Taste of Alberta
Sample food from local food producers farmers market vendors

8:15 pm
Film Screenings –

A. The Real Dirt on Farmer John - click here to read the film synopsis

B. Seeds of Change - click here to read the film synopsis

C. The Future of Food - click here to read the film synopsis

Each film will be playing simultaneously in separate rooms, so please indicate your choice when you register.

Friday, January 30, 2009

Theme - What's happening on the Local, provincial, & national levels

8:00 - 9:00 am
Registration

9:00 - 10:00 am
Dedication to Pauline Dusyk
Keynote - Elbert van Donkersgoed of the Greater Toronto Area Agricultural Action Committee (click here to see Elbert's bio)

10:00 - 10:15 am
Break

10:15 – 10:55 am
Open Space theme-based discussions

11:00 -12:00 pm
Breakout Sessions (click each of the breakout titles to see the speaker bios)

Breakout 1 - Tensions in Food Security: promoting local food vs poverty and access
- Valerie Tarusyk
- Sherri Chisan
- Cathleen Kneen, Chair Food Secure Canada, Ottawa

Breakout 2 - Cost of Eating in Alberta
- Alberta Nutritionists

Breakout 3 - Hidden Environmental Costs of Our Food System
- Mark Anielski
- Anne Mageau
- Kelsey Spicer-Rawe Riparian Specialist, Cows and Fish, Edmonton

12:00 - 1:00 pm

Lunch

1:00 - 2:00 pm
Breakout Sessions

Breakout 1 - Understanding the Global Food System
- Thomas Pawlick

Breakout 2 - The Capacity of the Alberta Food System
- Candace Vanin, Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, Edm.
- Daylin Breen, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Leduc
- Paul Cabaj, Canadian Centre for Community Renewal

Breakout 3 - Poverty, Health and food Policy
- Stasha Donahue, Chinook Health Region, Fort MacLeod
- Melanie Rock, Department of Community Health Sciences, U of C, Calgary

Breakout 4 - Making it happen: Seeds for Change and making it happen in the community
- Growing Food Security in Alberta

2:00 - 2:15 pm Break

2:15 - 3:15 pm
Breakouts - Alberta Stories/ Profiling Alberta

Breakout 1 - Realities of farming
- Mr & Mrs Brown, Ranchers, Sangudo
- Gwen Simpson - Carvel (organic herbs, edible flowers and veggies)

Breakout 2 - Cultural Challenge in accessing food
- Yvonne Chui, Multicultural Health Brokers, Edmonton
- Melton Louis, Samson Food Bank Society, Hobbema

Breakout 3 - Our Challenge: Keeping Kids Healthy
- Gitta Hasizume - School boards healthy school policy, Chair School Board, Medicine Hat
- Debbie & Bekki Bonsan -Kids in Lloyd are doing it - cooking and enjoying it! Lloydminister, Midwest Food Resources

Breakout 4 - Changes in the country
- Brian Rozahmel, Parkland Conservation Farm
- Susan Penstone, Cityfarm Edmonton

3:30 - 4:30 pm
Open Space Discussions

4:30 - 6:30 pm

Break - DInner not provided

6:00 - 7:00 pm
Resource Fair/trade show

6:30 - 7:00 pm
Ticket Sales for public event

Cost: $30
This ticket price includes the lecture and the wine & cheese. Tickets can be purchased at Earth's General Store or at the door.

7:00 - 8:00 pm

Keynote: Carol Off (click here to read Carol's bio)
- Author of "Bitter Chocolate". Keynote address is open to the public

8:00 - 9:30 pm
Local wine & cheese event and Resource Fair/trade show. Please bring a donation for the food bank.

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Theme: moving towards action

8:30 - 9:30 am
Registration

9:30 - 10:30 am
Keynote - Herb Barbolet (click here to read Herb's bio)
- Bringing it all together

10:30 - 10:45 am
Break

10:45 – 11:10 am
Youth Theatre Group / Heifer in the tank

11:15 – 12:15 pm
Breakout Sessions

Breakout 1 - Sustainable Agriculture: Getting into it and Staying There
- Becky Lipton Research & Consulting
- Local farmers

Breakout 2 - Building a Local Food System
- Herb Barbolet

Breakout 3 - Making a Difference in the City
- Ron Berezan, Urban Farmer, Edmonton
- Ivor MacKay,100 Mile Diet, Edmonton

Breakout 4 - Organizing for real economic and political change: GEA's local food campaigns
- Monique Nutter, Greater Edmonton Alliance

12:15 - 1:00 pm
Lunch (Heifer in Your Tank entertainment)

1:00 - 3:00 pm
Open Space: Taking Action & Closing * facilitated by our keynote speakers. We will also be doing the door prize draws at 3:00, You must be present to win the prizes.

Wall Sharing - public space for feedback and comments on actions to take, or aha moments

Registration

Our early bird winner won a $100 gift certificate for the Blue Pear!

Registration closed January 22, 2009, but you can still call
1-877-444-1771 (Toll Free) or
780-444-3773 (Edmonton) to find out if there are still spots available
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Food for thought
We have provided a collection of food related resources for your information

www.foodsecurityalberta.ca (Growing Food Security in Alberta)

www.foodsecurecanada.org
(Food Secure Canada)

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Want to know more about the global food system?
Plan on attending International Week at the University of Alberta.
“Hungry for Change: Transcending Feast, Famine and Frenzy”

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