Message from Facilities and Services follows Once again, the University will be participating in the City of Toronto’s 20 Minute makeover this Friday April 23rd. From 2:00 p.m. to 2:20 p.m. Toronto is having everyone get out and help tidy up around the city. Details can be found here: www.toronto.ca/litter/clean-up/20minute.htm On campus we will have […]
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Remember our post about Bees on campus? Brian Hamlin’s bee hives were so successful last year, that he is expanding his project. A group of student volunteers (anybody is welcome to join) is setting up apiaries on campus, and some of the honey (and related products like beeswax candles) will be sold at the U
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Tomorrow (Saturday), a mob of buyers will enter G’s Fine Foods with empty reusable bags in their hands and cash in their wallets. They will purchase food items like they do on any other Saturday, and they will feel good about it. Why? The wonderful people at G’s Fine Foods have promised to use 100%
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Dear UeaTers, It was three years ago when I was sitting in the library, just like you, dreading the upcoming exam period. I had a short attention span coupled with terrible eating habits. When stressed, I ate donuts, muffins, cookies, croissants, chips, and twinkies (okay so I had a sweet tooth!). I was the stereotypical
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This video provides ten easy tips on eating healthy. Enjoy!
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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
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Tomorrow, Wednesday afternoon, the U of T Farmer’s Market will be running inside UC from 2:30pm until 5:30pm. Among the fabulous local farmers, we have a chocolatier with an amazing story. Mathieu is one of the people who works at ChocoSol: local chocolatiers who produce pedal-powered, stone ground chocolate right here in Toronto. We asked
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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
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Good morning UeaTers! If you are interested in food justice, and have some time tomorrow (Tuesday), be sure to head up to York University for an exciting event. Details below: LOCAL FOOD AND FOOD JUSTICE When? 19 January 2010 Time: 12:30pm – 2:00pm Participants: Professor Deborah Barndt of York’s Faculty of Environmental Studies and other partners of
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Hey UeaTers! Please join us in welcoming The Cutting Veg, our newest farmer at the U of T Farmer’s Market (held on Wednesdays). Come on down to the Farmer’s Market and pick up their fresh produce, brought to you from their farm in Brampton. The Cutting Veg (TCV) is not just a farm, it is a community-health
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Dear UeaTers, Have you ever pondered over whether it is really possible to be a 100% locavore? Ever wondered if local trumps organic? What about culturally symbolic foods that can’t be grown in Ontario soil? Is the 100-mile diet just a trend? To help you with your ponderings, we would like to introduce
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