Food Partners Alliance of Simcoe County Hosts Information Session

Media, elected officials and public invited to learn how communities can assist local farmers

Midhurst/ June 12, 2009 – Bringing Local Food Home is the topic of an information session being hosted by the Food Partners Alliance of Simcoe County on Tuesday, June 16 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.

“The County of Simcoe is pleased to be a part of this important initiative to mobilize our community in support of our local farmers,” stated Warden Tony Guergis. “Our residents are well served by partnerships such as the Food Partners Alliance of Simcoe County and I applaud the commitment of these volunteers to build a stronger local agriculture and food system for the benefit and enjoyment of everyone.”

The Food Partners Alliance of Simcoe County was created by a diverse group of stakeholders with a primary goal of mobilizing community support for the agricultural community through education.

“There is a growing consensus that one of the best ways to do this is to strengthen our local food system with a special emphasis on family scale farms,” stated John Hemsted, Chair of the Food Partners Alliance of Simcoe County. “We believe that with a strong local agriculture and food base Simcoe County communities will be more resilient and less vulnerable to changes of the global market.”

Guest speaker Maureen Carter-Whitney is the Research Director at the Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy and author of Bringing Local Food Home: Legal, Regulatory and Institutional Barriers to Local Food, a report that will be presented to County Council.


EVENT:

What

Food Partners Alliance of Simcoe County Information Session

Who

Guest Speaker: Maureen Carter-Whitney Research Director, Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy

Where

Council Chamber
County of Simcoe Administration Centre, Midhurst

When

Tuesday, June 16 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM