The Edmonton Food Council conducts an annual local food survey and wants to hear from you! The survey will be open until April 30, 2017 at 11:59pm. Please take a few minutes to participate. As a part of our mandate, our Measurement Committee has developed an annual survey to understand how Edmontonians access, understand and participate in the … Continue reading Share your thoughts on local food
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What’s important about food to you?
Thinking about attending Cultivating Connections? Not sure what it’s all about and why you should care? The Food Council chatted with Susan Roberts and Mary Beckie, co-chairs of Cultivating Connections, to find out why everyone should attend this conference – whether or not you work in the food industry. “We’re on a real wave right … Continue reading What’s important about food to you?
Cultivating Connections keynote speaker: Wayne Roberts
The Edmonton Food Council is excited to welcome Dr. Wayne Roberts, one of Canada’s leading voices in the field of urban food systems, as the keynote speaker of Cultivating Connections. Roberts managed the Toronto Food Policy Council on behalf of Toronto Public Health for 10 years, served on the boards of several major food system … Continue reading Cultivating Connections keynote speaker: Wayne Roberts
Let’s Talk Food!
On Friday February 3, 2017, join us for Let's Talk Food, a Mayors' panel discussion at City Hall! We'll be talking regionalism, growth, preserving agricultural land, and food systems with: Mayor Don Iveson, City of Edmonton Chief Billy Morin, Enoch Cree Nation Mayor Lisa Holmes, Town of Morinville Mayor Tom Flynn, Sturgeon County This is … Continue reading Let’s Talk Food!