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Improving Institutional Food
Tuesday, May 29, 2012, 6:30pm
KPL Forest Heights Branch, 251 Fischer-Hallman Road, Kitchener
The food served in cafeterias and hospitals is often dismissed or scorned. Yet, we spend more money on institutional food than we do on fast food, and serve it to some of the most vulnerable people in our community - our kids, and the elderly or the sick. How did our food become 'institutionalized' and how can we change it? University of Waterloo PhD candidate Sarah Martin will share her experiences as a cook in a large institutional kitchen and her research on the history of institutional foodservice from the 'industrial feeding" programs of the Second World War to the more recent efforts to support local farmers.
This event is part of the Roundtable's Healthy Food System series. Events are held on the last Tuesday of each month in partnership with the Kitchener Public Library. For a printable poster click here.
