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May 15, 2012
by coly
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May 2012 Community Meeting – Everything you ever wanted to know… about local food systems!

May 7th Community Meeting

On May 7th, over 40 community members met at Metro Hall for the last community meeting of the year. This meeting featured a group of very special panelists: Lauren Baker, Coordinator of the TFPC, Rod McRae, Associate Professor, Faculty of Environment Studies, York University; Jamie Reaume, Executive Director, Holland Marsh Growers Association; and Carly Dunster, Food Lawyer, CD Lawyer.

The TYFPC also made special announcement! We are looking for 6 council members: Vice-Chair, Operations Lead, IT & Social Media Guru, Network Lead, and two Advocacy Leads. See here for more information.

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May 10, 2012
by grace
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Wanna be a TYFPC Council Member?

We’re on the hunt for 6 fantastic new council members for the 2012-2013 calendar year!

Available Positions:

TYFPC Vice Chair (Description will be posted shortly)

IT & Social Media Guru

Operations Lead

Network Committee Member

Advocacy Committee Leads (x2)

Interested candidates should read the above job description(s) the email the Application for Council Membership along with a resume and cover letter to tyouthfpc@gmail.com by midnight on June 21st.

The Toronto Youth Food Policy Council seeks to engage and mobilize youth to create a local, just, and sustainable food system for all.  We do this by community building, raising awareness, and advocating for policy change.

We’re also known for throwing great parties! Wanna help build a local, just, and sustainable food system in Ontario? Join us :-)

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May 1, 2012
by coly
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Everything you ever wanted to know… about local food systems!

Monday, May 7th, 2012, 6-8pm
Metro Hall, Rm. 314

Join us for the last community meeting of the year. What do we need to do to co-create a local food system that is truly just and sustainable for all stakeholders?
Join us as we explore the what, where, when, how, and why’s of our local food system – through the eyes of growers, processors, consumers, and policy makers.

Presenters Include:

  1. Rod MacRae, Associate Professor, Faculty of Environment Studies, York University
  2. Lauren Baker, Coordinator, Toronto Food Policy Council
  3. Jamie Reaume, Executive Director, Holland Marsh Growers Association
  4. Carly Dunster, Food Lawyer, CD Lawyer

Audience Q & A to follow presentations.

 

The TYFPC is also looking for new council members, and a co-chair! Come to the meeting for more information!

 

Join the facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/418878608122731/

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March 15, 2012
by coly
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March 2012 Community Meeting – Resiliency in the Local Food Movement

On March 5th 2012, over 50 community members met at Metro Hall to discuss resiliency in the local food movement. Is a truly resilient local food system characterized by collective ownership, permaculture, public private partnerships or any number of other things?

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March 9, 2012
by kathleen
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Introducing TYFPC’s first food journal: GATHERING

 

 

 

 

We are proud to announce that our first ever TYFPC youth food journal has launched! Gathering: A Youth Perspective on Food Issues aims to bring together a progressive youth vision and voice in the food system. It serves as an accessible academic journal of research, concepts, case studies, and arguments as well as to recognize youth and their contribution to sustainable food system research.

Gathering is currently published online with a beautiful pdf version for print. Please check it out and join the discussion!

http://journal.tyfpc.ca

 

- TYFPC Journal Team