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Community, Events, Global, Local, Political Action, Slow Food Calgary
CALGARY EATS! Help to create a sustainable and resilient food system for the Calgary region…
The Calgary Food Committee is developing a Food System Assessment for Calgary that will examine the range of food issues and assets and identify actions to help move us forward to a more sustainable food system….and we want you to be involved!
We are holding a public event on Saturday January 28th at the Ant Hill Building in Kensington. This event will showcase the many businesses, organizations and individuals who are working in, or connected to, the food system in the Calgary region. This will provide an incredible opportunity to connect with one another and share in the opportunities and actions that people are taking to build a more resilient and sustainable food system for our city. Oh, and we all get to eat some great food!
WHEN: Saturday January 28th from 10 am to 4 pm
WHERE: The Ant Hill Building in Kensington: 148-10th St. NW
GET INVOLVED. Follow these links for event details and to download a vendor application form:
POSTER Open House Jan 28th 2012
Vendor Application Form
Events, Global, Political Action
JOEL SALATIN “The Most Influential Farmer in America” IS COMING TO TOWN
Calgary, AB – December 19, 2011 ~ Joel Salatin, the man that TIME magazine called ”the world’s most innovative farmer” is coming to Calgary and the Kingsland Farmers’ Market on March 21 & 22, 2012. Salatin is known and respected worldwide for his family’s innovative and effective farming techniques that allow them to produce ‘beyond organic’ produce effectively, in a way which regenerates their farmland while making them a profitable livelihood.
On Wednesday, March 21, 2012, Kingsland Farmers’ Market is hosting Joel Salatin’s workshop on how to make your small farm more ethical, profitable, and deeply integrated with your local community. This workshop is an important one for anyone involved in local food, sustainability or agriculture to attend. A second, shorter workshop will be offered the following day.
Joel Salatin is a third generation organic farmer and author whose family owns and operates Polyface Farm in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. The farm produces what Joel calls ‘salad bar beef’, ‘pigaerator pork’, pastured poultry and forage-based rabbits. The Polyface farm operated by the Salatin family direct markets to 4,000 families, 40 restaurants, and 10 retail outlets.
A prolific author, Salatin’s eight books to date include both how-to and big picture themes. The farm features prominently in Michael Pollan’s New York Times best-seller The Omnivore’s Dilemma and the award-winning documentary Food, Inc.
Tickets for these events go on sale January 14, 2012 and are available by calling 403-255-3276 or @: www.kingslandfarmersmarket.com
Community, Events, Global, Local, Political Action, Slow Food Calgary
Slow Food Calgary and Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Association invite YOU to Celebrate Terra Madre Day on December 10th
What: “The Pleasure and Politics of Food”. – a potluck-fueled evening of good, clean and fair local food and dialogue to mark international Terre Madre day and to engage the public on matters of local food systems…
When: Saturday, December 10th. 5:00 – 9:00 PM. (dinner at 6:00)
Where: The Hearthroom at Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Centre, 1320, 5th Ave. N.W.
Why: To eat and discuss in solidarity with thousands of other eaters and producers around the world who are holding similar events on international Terre Madre Day. To further the cause of good, clean and fair food within the local context by engaging in facilitated discussions on the subject of food in general.
Who: Slow Food Calgary (SFC )and Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Association (HSCA) are sponsoring partners in this event. All interested members of the public are welcome to participate and there is no cost to attend. Attendees are asked to bring prepared food, using as much local content as possible, sufficient to feed themselves plus one. Registration is encouraged, as there is limited space in the venue. Only those who register will be guaranteed a seat at a table. We are inviting cash donations at this event and all funds collected will be used to support the Calgary Food Bank. Suggested donation is $10 per person.
Community, Local, Political Action, Slow Food Calgary
30 or under? Get into some local dirt…join the Slow Food Youth Movement
If you are 30 or younger and have a desire to change the world one bite at a time, join Slow Food Calgary’s Youth Movement.
Email Stephanie Kolk and ask how you can help to change the food culture of your generation.
stephanie@kayben.com
Learn how Stephanie has cultivated a love for food and farming which has so far lead to the creation of JoJo’s Café on Kayben Farms in Okotoks and the will to lead a youth arm of Slow Food Calgary: Click here
Read about the Slow Food Movement at large and the work of the young, not-so-young and old the world over who share a love of the planet and a keen appetite for good food. Slow Food International
Community, Events, Global, Political Action
VANDANA SHIVA presents “THE FUTURE OF FOOD” on Sept 23
The 2011 Calgary Peace Prize recipient, Dr Vandana Shiva will be presenting an exhilarating talk on “The Future of Food” at the River Cafe on Princes Island Park, Calgary on Friday September 23rd, 6:30pm. This event is a Meet & Greet reception over food & drinks for passionate Calgarians interested to meet & exchange ideas with Dr Shiva on food policy, peace activism, international development & environment. During this event Oxfam Canada will be also be presenting their new campaign called GROW, which focuses on food justice and women’s rights. Vandana Shiva books will be on sale at this event. For details and tickets ($60) to this event, click here .
VANDANA SHIVA receives 2011 CALGARY PEACE PRIZE & presents “MAKING PEACE WITH THE EARTH” on Sept 24
Please join on us Saturday, September 24th 2011 at the Red & White Club as Alderman Gian-Carlo Carra & Chancellor Emeritus Joanne Cuthbertson present the 2011 Calgary Peace Prize to Dr Vandana Shiva, philosopher, environmental activist, eco feminist and author of several books. Her acceptance speech is titled “Making Peace with the Earth”. During this event, organizations and businesses that are involved in peace, social justice, environment, development, women’s issues, food policy advocacy and natural health will be presenting and selling their products. Vandana Shiva books will be on sale at this event. Tickets are $12. This is a public event – all welcome. For tickets, click here .
If you would like to be a sponsor/ have a booth in this event or share a booth with other organizations, please click here. Consortium for Peace Studies would like to thank the following organizations and people for supporting/ sponsoring the Calgary Peace Prize 2011:
Oxfam Canada, Calgary Food Policy, Alberta Food Policy, Slow Food Calgary, Calgary Seedy Saturday, Hugo Bonjean – Author, Community Natural Foods, Planet Organic, Ten Thousand Villages, The Zeitgeist Society of Calgary, The Arusha Centre, River Café, Project Ploughshares, Initiatives of Change, Bullfrog Energy, Sheldon Chumir Foundation, David Swann (Liberal Party), Vogel and Company (lawyers), EPCOR Centre, Green Calgary, Indian Canada Association of Calgary, Shastri Indo Canada Institute, Judy MacLauchlan of UC Senate, Faculty of Social Work at UC, Faculty of Environmental Design at UC, Faculty of Nursing at UC, Social Work Student Association at UC, Political Science Students at UC, Eco Club at UC, U of C Student Union
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Community, Events, Local, Political Action, Slow Food Calgary
Vital Conversations 2011: The Fundamentals of Food – Accessible? Affordable? Accountable?
JOIN OUR COMMUNITY DISCUSSION!
Presented by The Calgary Foundation (TCF) in partnership with the Calgary Public Library (CPL), Vital Conversations is about creating dynamic community forums for Calgarians to discuss local quality of life issues that build on the results of the 2010 Vital Signs Report.
Add your voice to the next event:
“The Fundamentals of Food”
Accessibility, affordability and accountability will be discussed.
WHEN: Friday April 15th, 2011 – 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Refreshments will be served – doors open at 5:00
WHERE: Memorial Park Library, 1221 – 2nd St. SW, Calgary
ATTENDANCE IS FREE!
Register your attendance by April 12th to:
403-802-7719 OR rsvp2@thecalgaryfoundation.org
Opening presentation by Kris Vester, the President of Slow Food Calgary
Community, Global, Political Action, Slow Food Calgary
Take Action Before February 9th! Support Bill C-474
Bill C-474 would support Canadian farmers by requiring that “an analysis of potential harm to export markets be conducted before the sale of any new genetically engineered seed is permitted.”
This Bill is a critical opportunity to stop dangerous GE crops.
Bill C-474 begins a real debate over the impacts of GE crops. If the Bill is passed it would stop GE wheat and GE alfalfa.
The Bill was introduced by Alex Atamanenko, the NDP Agriculture Critic and MP for British Columbia Southern Interior.
GET ON THE BILL C-474 BANDWAGON – Go to the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network
website now: CBAN