7 Points for Fantastic Food and Cities

22Nov09

Dr. Wayne Roberts spoke on food policy and a new vision for cities at Toledo Library in the US. As always his witty humour is always a hit. The photos he uses in the presentation are also quite insightful. Dr. Roberts also proposes hopeful solutions and answers to fixing cities and the food system. If you want the quick written summary you can read it below.

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Tags: careers, cities, colleges, Community Development, community food systems, Community Gardens, development, direct trade, economy, fair trade, Food, job, policy, public health, standard of living, urban, Wayne Roberts

2 Vital Meetings on Toronto City Farming!

14Jun09

Joe Nasr, food security professor and an executive member of MetroAg gives us the heads up on 2 very important meetings on establishing urban agriculture in Toronto. Please forward to everyone you know who’s part of the movement (friends, family, allies, partners, interested parties)!

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Tags: city farming, city hall, City of Toronto, environmental movements, Events, Food Security, Food Sovereignty, growers, Meetings, Ontario, social movements, Toronto, Toronto Urban Growers Union, TUG, urban, Urban Agriculture

RFP: Marketing Consultant(s) for Compost and Food Products, Toronto, Ontario (FoodCycles)

30Mar09

FoodCycles is seeking marketing consultant(s) to conduct refined market research and develop a strategic marketing plan for 2009.

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Tags: advertising, contracts, demo, design, eco, environmentally friendly, FoodCycles, jobs, marketing, packaging, request for proposal, RFP, sustainable

Shaping the Region: A Better Toronto?

19Dec08

The Neptis Foundation has commissioned several studies that examine planning policies in the context of Ontario’s new Growth Plan for the Toronto metropolitan region. In the second of this two-part series, the findings from two research projects will be presented.

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Tags: development, Food, Food Security, form, growth, intensification, planning, policy, presentation, reception, research, seminar, smart, sovereignty, transport, urban