This looks like a great event. Check out the details below:
Eating Locally, Thinking Globally:
How to Save the Planet Through Your Food Choices
Sunday May 27th, 2007
10:00am - 3:00pm
UBC English Language Institute
A free workshop to inform and enable our community on how to eat locally to reduce your carbon footprint.
We are very excited to confirm the following speakers:
- Ione Smith, SmarthGrowth BC
- Michael Mockler, Thrifty Foods (Director of Produce Operations)
- Tara McDonald, Farmers’ Markets
- Environmental Youth Alliance representative
- Gary King, Organic Farmer and co-author (with John Bishop of Bishop’s) of ‘Fresh: Seasonal Recipes Made with Local Foods‘
- Dermot Hikish
- Will Cole-Hamilton, Learning Climate Educational Society founder
And there are still more speakers to come!
The format of the day will be keynote speakers with breakout groups on various themes. There will also be a wonderful 100-mile lunch to give us healthy brain food for the day ($15, optional).
Please click here and sign up on Evite to add yourself to the guest list, or contact us below with your information and we will add you!
