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Talking Tough Topics - Farm & Food Care Annual General Meeting & Conference at Teatro Conference & Event Centre
April 15, 2014 at 1pm to April 16, 2014 at 4pm
Conference: Sustainable food and farming. What does it really mean in Canada? (April 15: 1 to 5 p.m.)Sustainability has different meanings to different people. Come and hear insights on what it means to the Canadian public and Ontario farmers and join the discussion to share your thoughts.Workshop: Talking Tough Topics (April 15: 7 to 9:30 p.m.)Biotechnology, pesticides, antibiotics and hormones are all issues that farmers deal with on a day to day basis - but they can be difficult to explain to a non-farming public. In a workshop setting, participants will be given tips and techniques related to answering questions and having confident conversations about topics like these. Annual Meeting (April 16: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)The morning keynote speaker will be Dr. Joe Schwarcz, Director of McGill's Office for Science & Society on the topic "Science, Sense and Nonsense". The second feature speaker will be Ruth Salmon of the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance on the topic "Farmed Seafood Sustainability Movement: A case study". Kim McConnell, strategic advisor & former CEO of AdFarm and director on Farm & Food Care Foundation will present on the topic of "What are we going to do about turning up the volume?" McConnell will give an update on the creation of a strategy designed to help grow public trust and confidence in Canadian food and farming. The meeting will also include highlights of Farm & Food Care’s 2013 activities, presentation of the Farm & Food Care Champion Award, election of the 2014-2015 Board of Directors and more. Registration:Registration for both the April 15 conference and workshop are free to all Ontario farmers. The cost to other participants is $60 for the conference and $100 for the communications workshop. Registration for the annual meeting is $80 in advance of March 31 and $100 after that date for all registrants. To register, visit www.farmfoodcare.org.See More