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FROM FIELD TO ART: Discussing the Link Between Food, Art and Social Justice
*A multi-disciplinary panel discussion on food issues*

 

Please join the Hart House Art, Farm and Social Justice Committees for a
multi-disciplinary discussion on the links between food, art and social
justice.

Artist Ron Benner, Geography Professor Sarah Wakefield, Slow Food
co-chair Arlene Stein and student food activist and The Hot Yam! member
Dulcie Vousden will discuss the various perspectives on today’s important
food issues and the valuable contribution of art to social justice.

 

*Date*: Tuesday, March 9, 2010

*Time:* 3:00 – 5:00 pm

*Location*: Debates Room, Hart House, University of Toronto

*Cost:*  Free

*Speakers:*

RON BENNER – A Canadian artist, whose work encompasses a wide-range of food
and social justice issues. Benner will be exhibiting his work and discussing
the role that art plays in social justice.

ARLENE STEIN – Co-chair of Slow Food Toronto and Director of Catering and Events at Hart House. Stein is an active member of the local food community,
who is dedicated to food security and sustainability issues.

SARAH WAKEFIELD – Associate Professor, Department of Geography at the
University of Toronto. Wakefield’s research interests include urban food
security and the effect of municipal environmental regulation on
environmental and social justice.

DULCIE VOUSDEN – Hot Yam! member and student food activist. The Hot Yam! is
an all-volunteer vegan collective. Each week, the collective cook up a
delicious, mostly local, mostly organic and entirely vegan lunch for the
University of Toronto community.

For additional information contact:

Kelly Robertson-Reinhart

Kel.e.robertson@gmail.com
647-883-9606

Fruit smoothies are an awesome way to get your fruit servings for the day…they are also a great way to satisfy dessert cravings.

There are hundreds of strawberry smoothie recipes online, but the best ones are the ones you make to your taste.

 

Generally, you will need:

 

Four or five fresh strawberries (can be frozen)

One banana

Yoghurt or milk (half cup)

Half an orange (if you have any lying around)

Few drops of lime juice

A couple of pineapple chunks (if you have any lying around)

One to two tablespoons of sugar, sweetener, or honey (depending on your preference)

Half cup of icecubes

 

All you have to do is to blend all these ingredients for two minutes pour them in a glass, garnish and drink up!

You can also add other ingredients. Popular choices include: dates instead of sugar, kiwi slices, soy milk, strawberry syrup, mint leaves, blueberries.

Your Food, Your Choice:  Grounds for Change

Presented by Canadian Organic Growers in association with The Big Carrot

Saturday, February 20, 2010

9:00 am – 5:00 pm

University of Toronto Conference Centre

89 Chestnut St., Toronto

$85; COG members $55

Rates for seniors, students and unwaged

Organic lunch included !

Info and registration:  www.cogtoronto.org or 416-466-4420

Do organic pigs get swine flu?  Why did McCain’s say no to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the potatoes for their french fries?  This conference will celebrate a forward thinking company taking GMOs off its shelves and a man who has fought against the odds.  Be inspired by how the organic sector perseveres in producing the healthiest, safest food possible.  Keynote speaker is Baerbel Hoehn, the first Green Party agricultural minister in Germany.  Her support of organic farming programs in Germany helped the turnaround in German agricultural policy towards more sustained development, including payments for farmers transitioning to organic.  Also featured are Percy Schmeiser, the Saskatchewan farmer who challenged Monsanto, Megan Westgate, Executive Director of the Non-GMO Project, Michael Schmidt, the dairy farmer recently acquitted of all criminal charges related to producing unpasteurized milk,and scientists, politicians, farmers, retailers and consumers.  This conference is about your health and your food choices.  Above all, it is about choosing food with spirit!

Please join UeaT in remembering those Canadians who made incredible sacrifices for a secure and stable Canada.

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