January 21
7:00am, 2014
Free Press Café, 237 McDermot Ave

Is Farming in Canada Supportive of the Family Farm and can it be a Model for Developing Countries?

Join us for an engaging panel discussion on land and food ethics, part of an ongoing series on food security and farm sustainability hosted by Menno Simons College. Panelists will include:

Dr. Nettie Wiebe - a teacher, writer, speaker, organic farmer, farm organization leader, and public policy advocate. Wiebe has published books on food system crisis, food sovereignty, desertification, land diversity and rural communities. Her research interests include ethics and ecology, social justice, positive human rights (especially the Right to Food), and practical personal ethics in the contemporary context.

• A local expert in commodities trading.
• A Representative from a major grain trading company.
• Moderated by a Winnipeg Free Press Reporter.

Food and farming are a fundamental component of human society. Yet in the face of a burgeoning global economy many people face a scarcity of food while many other people face an over-abundance of it. Moreover environmental challenges such as declining agricultural biodiversity and growing reliance in chemical inputs require careful reflection on the state and direction of food and farming systems.

Over the course of the 2013-14 academic year, Menno Simons College will host a series of lecturers by distinguished speakers addressing the topic of “How We Grow, Share & Eat: Towards Just and Sustainable Food & Farming Systems.” For more information on the series, including past lecture videos, please visit www.mscollege.ca/foodsecurity.

Ticket price of $10 includes a hot breakfast with a choice of:

• Homemade granola and fresh fruit with Liberte yogurt
• Roasted vegetable frittata with multigrain toast, and tomato slices
• Free range eggs done your way with your choice of bacon, ham or chorizo sausage with multigrain toast and hashbrowns
• Ham & cheddar omelette with hashbrowns and multigrain toast

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This event is part of an exciting public discussion series presented by Menno Simons College, entitled How We Grow, Share and Eat: Moving Towards Just and Sustainable Food & Farming Systems, featuring Dr. Nettie Wiebe. These events are a part of a series of public lectures, active website, and university courses.