Brown Bag Lunch Sessions

Your chance to meet and swap ideas, knowledge and contact information with members of the community. Don't forget to bring your lunch!

Check back reguarly for upcoming dates and topics!

Past Brown Bag Sessions:

Community Food Centres and Toronto's The Stop

Thursday, March 3rd
12:00 – 1:30 pm
Food Matters Manitoba
Unit 4 - 640 Broadway

From its origins as one of Canada's first food banks, The Stop Community Food Centre in Toronto has blossomed into a thriving community food centre where neighbours participate in a broad range of programs that provide healthy food, as well as foster social connections, build food skills and promote engagement in civic issues. Among the busy initiatives are community kitchens and gardens, cooking classes, drop-in meals, peri-natal support, a food bank, outdoor bake ovens, food markets and community advocacy. The Stop and other community food hubs create lasting community infrastructure to support ongoing food programming and support the livelihoods of small-scale, sustainable farmers. And they pave the way for healthier, vibrant, and just communities nationwide.

This presentation includes a’ virtual tour of ‘ The Stop with Charles Levkoe who has both worked there and co-authored a Metcalf Food Solutions paper about it.

Everyone is welcome to attend, but we do ask that you RSVP to info@foodmattersmanitoba.ca, so that we can plan for numbers.

And don't forget to BYO Lunch!

Food Stories from Detroit, New Orleans, and Montreal

Tuesday, November 30th
12:00 – 1:30 pm
Food Matters Manitoba
Unit 4 - 640 Broadway

Permaculture Cuba (and Canada!)

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
Noon - 1:30 pm
Food Matters Manitoba
640 Broadway, lower level

Presenters:
Kelly Janz, Food Matters Manitoba
Danielle Mondor, The Landless Farmers Collective
Colin Anderson, Harvest Moon Society

If you're interested in getting involved in permaculture in Cuba, download the Organic Cuba 2011 Registration Form.

Session handouts

Harvest Moon Society's Permaculture Course

RSVPs can be sent to info@foodmattersmanitoba.ca.

Thanks to everyone who braved the rain and came out for the Social Marketing and Design 101 session. Copies of the event handouts and notes can be downloaded here:

Communications handout

Design handout

Analytics/Wordpress/Podcasts handout

Social Marketing and Design 101
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
Noon - 1:30 pm
St. Matthews Anglican Church
641 St. Matthews Avenue
Presenters: Ashlee Espenell and Kailey Kroeker
Special Guest: Stefan Epp