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<p class=MsoNormal>Sorry for less than zero notice, but someone just sent
this to me. In the middle of it as we speak…until Saturday. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Susan K<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Alternatives</span></em><i>
is proud to sponsor:<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
font-weight:normal'>BRING FOOD HOME</span></i></strong><i> <br>
</i><strong><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:
normal'>A conference connecting Ontario's farm and food networks.</span></i></strong><i>
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</i><strong><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:
normal'>March 4-6, 2010 Kitchener, ON</span></i></strong><i><br>
</i><strong><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:
normal'><a href="http://www.bringfoodhome.com/" target="_blank"><u><span
style='color:blue'>www.bringfoodhome.com</span></u></a></span></i></strong><i><o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Training
for Emerging</span><o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Community
Food Security</span><o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Strengthening
Regional Economies</span><o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sustaining
Food Production—Farm, City and Countryside</span><o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Policy
and Planning</span><o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><i>“Bring food home” is a seemingly simple directive,
one that immediately brings to mind a shopping cart and a family dinner
table. But in the case of the upcoming conference sponsored by FoodNet
Ontario, Sustain Ontario and other partners it means so much more. <br>
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To a low-income earner bringing food home necessitates sometimes difficult
choices. It may be the choice between nutrition and empty, hunger-abating
calories or the choice between food and some of the other necessities of
life. To someone who works in their community promoting healthy choices,
bringing food home encompasses the areas of nutrition, health, education
and community engagement. Farmers, challenged by a global trading system
that places control and profits in the hands of a few multinationals, are
re-examining the opportunities to bring food home to local consumers.
Others, conscious of the challenges of climate change, peak energy and
environmental degradation, see the decision-making power that brings food
home as a universal right. To a community, bringing food home is part of
the discussion and planning to develop a local sustainable food system. <br>
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The conference will bring together a broad range of participants from
diverse regions and sectors, including farmers, food enterprises, health
promoters, community groups and government organizations. The purpose of
this gathering is to facilitate our learning and working together to create
food systems that are healthy, just, accessible, culturally appropriate,
financially viable and sustainable.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><i>Our own Nicola Ross will be participating in a panel
discussion, "How to Make Your Food Stories the Media’s First
Course," scheduled for Friday, March 5 from 12:30 to 1:30. This panel
will discuss food and farming issues that are in the news and of interest
to the public. Join food writers from different media outlets in a
discussion about how to shape our messages to be of interest to a wider
public and get good food news on the front page. <br>
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Session participants:<br>
Nicola Ross, executive editor of </i><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://alternativesjournal.ca/" target="_blank"><u><span
style='color:blue'>Alternatives Journal</span></u></a></span></em><i><br>
<a href="http://sarahelton.net/" target="_blank"><u><span style='color:
blue'>Sarah Elton</span></u></a>, freelance writer and author of </i><em><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Locavore</span></em><i><br>
Lorraine Johnson, freelance writer and author of </i><em><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.amazon.ca/City-Farmer-Adventures-Urban-Growing/dp/1553655192"
target="_blank"><u><span style='color:blue'>City Farmer: Adventures in
Urban Food Growing</span></u></a></span></em><i><br>
Elbert Van Donkersgoed, editor of the </i><em><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Plumbline: Perspectives on good food and farming</span></em><i><br>
<a href="http://www.thestar.com/comment/columnists/210820" target="_blank"><u><span
style='color:blue'>Catherine Porter</span></u></a>, Toronto Star columnist<br>
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We hope to see you there!<br>
The Alternatives Team<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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