[WRFoodNews] update March 10, 2009

[xmarc at region.waterloo.on.ca]

Please find below the latest update on Waterloo Region's food system as
described on the website of the Waterloo Region Food System Roundtable at
www.wrfoodsystem.ca.

1. New Assessment of Downtown Kitchener Food Environment
The Kitchener Downtown Community Health Centre is undertaking an assessment
of the food environment in downtown Kitchener.  The assessement is a
follow-up to a 2003 study which found the area lacking in adequate sources
of quality food for this neighbourhood, particularly for seniors and
low-income residents.  The team of McMaster University students conducting
the study expect to have their report ready by early April.  For more
details, see
http://www.wrfoodsystem.ca/index.php?p=forum/view_thread&thread_id=10179.

2. The Food Show - Sundays at 12noon on 570 News
                                                                            
 Ruth Klahsen of Monforte Dairy will be on Rogers "Daytime" on Wednesday,   
 March 11 at 11am and on "The Food Show on 570 News" this coming Sunday at  
 noon talking about Monforte Renaissance 2010 and its community shared      
 agriculture program.                                                       
                                                                            

You can check out the profile of the Food Show's creator, Andrew Coppolino,
and find a link to his website at
http://www.wrfoodsystem.ca/index.php?p=view_profile&member_id=64.

3. Upcoming Food Events
A number of upcoming food events were added to our calndar recently.  Full
details on upcoming food-related events in Waterloo Region can be viewed
under "Upcoming Events" on the Roundtable's website (
http://www.wrfoodsystem.ca/index.php?p=9).  To share news of your event,
email details to xmarc at region.waterloo.on.ca, and I will post it to the
website.

TONIGHT: Tuesday, March 10, 7pm - Hungry Minds: Nutrition, Public Health,
and the Community, Children's Museum, 10 King St W, Kitchener
March 21, 1-3 pm - Starting Seedlings at Home, Little City Farm, 508 Duke
St, Kitchener

Marc Xuereb
staff support to the Waterloo Region Food System Roundtable
c/o Region of Waterloo Public Health
99 Regina St S, 3rd Floor
Waterloo, ON N2J 4V3
tel: 519.883.2004 x.5872
email: xmarc at region.waterloo.on.ca