Garden Party Local organic food hub - CSA shares, buying club , PYO flowers
Waterloo Food Issues Group (WatFIG) A community of students and faculty researching food issues
Steffanie Scott food systems researcher and sustainability activist
Suzanne Armstrong graduate student interested in agricultural stewardship
How to get involved in local agriculture
February 2012
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Canadian Food Summit February 7th
participate in the creation of a national food strategy coordinated by the Conference Board of Canada
The local food movement—good for us and good for the world February 7th
a debate over the local food movement's contributions
Uptown Waterloo Farmers' & Crafters Market Planning Meeting February 11th
Make the Uptown Farmers' Market a success.
Canadian Organic Growers PWW AGM February 16th
Annual General meeting of the Perth Waterloo Wellington Chapter of COG
Farmland Preservation Forum February 17th
hosted by Ontario Farmland Trust focusing on farming among intensifying rural land use demands
Your Food, Your Choice: The Value of Organic February 18th
1-day conference about food and the food system
Food Bytes Digital Storytelling Event February 18th
Tell your digital story about local food.
Migrant Workers Fundraisng Gala February 18th
fundraiser with live musicians in support of families of migrant workers recent killed in vehicle collision
Live Foodie Finder Social February 22nd
Come meet Foodies for an informal social - no agenda, just networking!
Food Bytes Digital Storytelling Event February 25th
Tell your digital story about local food.
How to get involved in local agriculture February 28th
how you can get involved in local agriculture and be part of the change
Exploring Your New Farm Dream February 28th
Thinking about starting your own farm business? FarmStart is offering a course in Guelph starting this February.
How to get involved in local agriculture
February 28 12:00 AM
At KPL Forest Heights Branch, 251 Fischer-Hallman Road, Kitchener
Farmers...... Families...... Restaurants...... Grocery stores..... Regional and Municipal government... are all working to keep local agriculture in the Waterloo Region strong. But a lot more needs to be done if we want a thriving and sustainable food system. Learn from Candace and Wolfgang how you can get involved in local agriculture and be part of the change.
Candace Wormsbecker has been active with community gardens for 5 years in both Calgary and Waterloo. During this time she has started and coordinated a garden at the University of Waterloo. She has a Master's in Environmental Studies from the University of Waterloo specializing in local food systems. Specifically she examined the barriers and opportunities to localizing the food system in a Canadian context. She has also spent time working and learning about organic vegetable production at the Ignatius Farm CSA in Guelph. Candace currently owns and operates a 75 member CSA called Transpire Organic Farm & Wellness, incubated within the Pfennings Organic Farm in Baden.
Wolfgang Pfenning was born and raised on his parents' farm in Germany, and moved in 1981 with his family to Canada to continue the tradition of organic farming. Wolfgang graduated from high school in 1983 and continued his studies in farming, composting, soil science, welding, metal fabrication and machining, electric and electronics, automotive, refrigeration, and sales. These skills helped him to build a business that now employs 50 full time workers and 75 summer students, farms 500 acres (250 of which are used for vegetables), and prepares and packages all vegetables for retail purposes.
