Conference 2008
Safe Food, Healthy Communities:Building a food system that works — for people, animals and the environment
We are happy to announce that we have audio and video recordings of the conference sessions available.
The purpose of our 2008 conference was to deepen understanding of livestock issues in Canada, identify and examine keystone issues in Ontario and Canada, sketch out a road map for transition to socially responsible livestock production, reach new audiences and develop new networks amongst groups involved in the sustainable food movement in Canada. The conference was held Friday February 29 and March 1, 2008 at Norfolk United Church in Guelph, Ontario.
Keynote speaker
- Andrew Nikiforuk, award-winning journalist and author of Pandemonium: Bird Flu Mad Cow Disease and other Biological Plagues of 21st Century
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Conference speakers
- Maxime LaPlante—Union Paysanne
Click here to listen to podcast - Fred Tait—National Farmers Union
Click here to listen to podcast - Mari Veliz—Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority
Click here to listen to podcast - Dr. Ann Clark—Guelph University
Click here to listen to podcast - Dr. Jennifer Sumner—University of Toronto
Click here to listen to podcast - Ted Zettel—Organic Meadow
Click here to listen to podcast - Dr. Art Wiebe, MD — Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment
Click here to listen to podcast - Peter Katona —Foodlink
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Check out some of the proceedings:
View a video clip from the conference or...
For a DVD recording of complete presentations from the conference including powerpoint documents contact Glen.
Special thanks to...
Carrot Cache for support developing the proceedings for this conference.