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Bilingual Eastern Ontario Local Food Conference
Live! Today @ 9 AM EST, December 1, 2011
In recognition of the Conference’s focus on farm business management models and practices, the Canadian Farm Business Management Council is broadcasting the full-day event online through its Agriwebinar® system at no cost to participants.
The Agriwebinar broadcast runs from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (ET) and includes:
* The keynote address, ‘Forging a Healthy Food System: Vermont’s New Path,’ will be given by Tom Stearns, president of the Center for an Agricultural Economy and High Mowing Seeds in Vermont. Stearns will share some of Vermont’s successes in building a local food system.
* A panel of Eastern Ontario local food advocates will share their diverse projects dedicated to scaling up the regional food system.
* The Local Food Consumer: an update from Foodland Ontario
* Measuring Economic Success of Local Food Initiatives
* Accessing the Retail Market
The Eastern Ontario Local Food Conference is a partnership between the Grenville Community Futures Development Corporation (GCFDC) – a community-based, non-profit corporation funded by the Government of Canada through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario – and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), with the support of many other organizations and partners.
Not registered yet? Click here to register.*
*If you have filled out the Registration form on Agriwebinar.com, you are already registered. A single registration gives you access to all live and recorded webinars. Just log in to the Live Webinars section to log into the webinar.
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