[WRFoodNews] June 21, 2010 Waterloo Region Food System update

[Marc Xuereb]

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.  Join discussions of the topics below and many more on our Discussion Forum<http://www.wrfoodsystem.ca/index.php?p=forum/view_forum&forum_id=10001>.
Public Event TOMORROW: Genetically Modified Food
What are the benefits and risks of genetic modification? Why do so many reject this technology, while proponents insist it is essential to feed the world? What alarm bells have Canadian consumers missed about this oversold, underperforming technology? Presenter Dr. Ann Clark is an Associate Professor in Plant Agriculture at the University of Guelph and coordinates the university's Organic Agriculture program. Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 6:30-8:30pm, KPL Main Branch, 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener. For a printable poster, click here<http://www.wrfoodsystem.ca/files/www/Healthy_Food_Systems_June_2010.pdf>.



Metcalfe Foundation releases 5 Research Papers on Ontario's Food System

Five new reports by the Metcalfe Foundation collectively present bold solutions to our "broken food system".  The first report, Menu 2020, gives a high-level overview of the other four, presenting ten solutions for our food system including supporting agricultural innovation, bringing back the local food processing sector, supporting urban agriculture, and creating synamic food centres to support food access for all.  To view the full media release and links to all five reports, see the Metcalfe Foundation News Release<http://www.metcalffoundation.com/story.php/?id=167>.



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Upcoming Food Events
Full details on upcoming food-related events in Waterloo Region can be viewed under Upcoming Events<http://www.wrfoodsystem.ca/index.php?p=9> on the Roundtable's website.  To share news of your event, email details to the Roundtable's Site Administrator<mailto:xmarc at region.waterloo.on.ca>, who will post it to the website.  Some upcoming highlights include:

Genetically Modified Food - Tuesday, June 22, 6:30pm, KPL Main Branch, Kitchener
Guelph-Wellington Local Food Feast - Sunday, June 27, 11am-5pm, Ignatious Farm, Guelph
           100-Mile Feast - Monday, June 28, 2010, Waterloo Inn

Marc Xuereb
staff support to the Waterloo Region Food System Roundtable
c/o 99 Regina Street South, 3rd Floor
Waterloo, ON N2J 4V3
519.883.2004 x.5872
MXuereb at regionofwaterloo.ca<mailto:MXuereb at regionofwaterloo.ca>
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