Urban Food Renaissance: A discussion on issues of food security, policy, and health.
What are the challenges facing planners and policy makers in addressing issues related to food security and public health? How can we contribute to effective actions that address these challenges? Join us at the upcoming PlanTalk for a discussion on these issues with representatives from the City of Vancouver, City of Surrey, UBC Farm, and BC Healthy Communities.
When: Monday, April 27, 2009 (6:30-9:00PM)
Appetizers and networking from 6:30-7:00, to be followed by presentations and discussion from 7:00-9:00.
Where: SFU Harbour Centre (Room 1600), 515 West Hastings Street
Featuring the following speakers:
Samara Brock, Social Planner, Food Policy Staff Team member, City of Vancouver
Mark Bomford, Program Coordinator Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm
Mark Allison, Senior Policy Planner, City of Surrey
Deirdre Goudriaan, Fraser Region Facilitator, BC Healthy Communities
Paris Marshall-Smith, MA candidate, SCARP (moderator)
Cost: $20 PIBC Members/ $25 Non-PIBC Members/ $5 Students
PIBC PD Credits: This event will count for 2.0 CPD units for PIBC members.
How to RSVP: RSVP by email by Friday, April 24 to brent.elliott@halcrow.com
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Thursday, April 2, 2009
How to Plan Your Garden.
This is the first of the 2009 gardening workshop series hosted by the Renfrew Collingwood Food Security Institute and the Renfrew Collingwood Garden Club. Mirit Kattsir will lead a two hour workshop about crop selection for our climate, as well as designing a garden for the urban setting.
DATE: April 9 2009
TIME: 7-8:45pm
LOCATION: Collingwood Neighbourhood House (5288 Joyce St., Vancouver)
BIO
Mirit Kattsir is the owner and operator of The Backyard Chef. She has has worked in horticulture for nine years. She studied horticulture at Kwantlen University College, and has done landscape design, maintenance, and installation; she even spent some time working on vineyards.
Mirit is passionate about food, having complemented her work in horticulture with many years of work in the restaurant industry. She is very excited about being able to combine her passions in The Backyard Chef.
As the awareness about the nutritional (and taste) benefits of locally grown, organic food takes root, and concern for the environment is in the forefront of our minds, add to this the rising cost of food prices, it makes perfect sense to begin growing your food garden today.
The Renfrew Collingwood Garden Club meets on the second Thursday of the month to share, socialize, and celebrate topics in urban growing. For additional information, please contact Sandra or Stephanie.
This is the first of the 2009 gardening workshop series hosted by the Renfrew Collingwood Food Security Institute and the Renfrew Collingwood Garden Club. Mirit Kattsir will lead a two hour workshop about crop selection for our climate, as well as designing a garden for the urban setting.
DATE: April 9 2009
TIME: 7-8:45pm
LOCATION: Collingwood Neighbourhood House (5288 Joyce St., Vancouver)
BIO
Mirit Kattsir is the owner and operator of The Backyard Chef. She has has worked in horticulture for nine years. She studied horticulture at Kwantlen University College, and has done landscape design, maintenance, and installation; she even spent some time working on vineyards.
Mirit is passionate about food, having complemented her work in horticulture with many years of work in the restaurant industry. She is very excited about being able to combine her passions in The Backyard Chef.
As the awareness about the nutritional (and taste) benefits of locally grown, organic food takes root, and concern for the environment is in the forefront of our minds, add to this the rising cost of food prices, it makes perfect sense to begin growing your food garden today.
The Renfrew Collingwood Garden Club meets on the second Thursday of the month to share, socialize, and celebrate topics in urban growing. For additional information, please contact Sandra or Stephanie.
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