Published December 3, 2010
by iris_author
Sent on behalf of Natasha Hargovan hargovan@yorku.ca:
Pushing Forward: Growing your career in the good food movement
http://pushfoodforward.com/goodjobsevent
The booming food sector is providing a number of exciting opportunities for today’s job seekers and those looking for a change of career. Already making up one out of every eight of Toronto’s jobs, food jobs are providing a key component of the City’s employment market and economy.
The purpose of this afternoon is to provide a series of educational and interactive sessions for people interested in getting or starting a job in the food or environmental sector that will also make a difference in society. Key for those interested in opportunities in social entrepreneurship, food businesses, farmers' markets, corporate sustainability, writing and publishing, co-operatives, non-profits.
Date/Time: Saturday, November 27th, full afternoon program
Location: University of Toronto, Room TBA
Speakers and workshops:
- Harriet Friedmann, leading food policy researcher, Geography Professor and fellow of the Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto
- Nogah Kornberg, Executive Director of Young Social Entrepreneurs of Canada
- Melissa Shin, Managing Editor, Corporate Knights Magazine
- Anne Freeman, Co-ordinator of the Dufferin Grove Organic Farmers’ Market and the Greenbelt Farmers’ Market Network
- "Unconference" style session on food sector work
- Post-event social and networking opportunity
- And more...
Cost: $45.
Registration: Register for this event by contributing $45 on our Get Involved page or becoming a monthly Food Forward Supporter. Current Supporters and those paying on the day of can register by emailing, and anyone with questions, please write: darcy@pushfoodforward.com
Sponsored by: Dig In: U of T Campus Agriculture
This event is a fundraiser for the work of Food Forward, which is advocating for food policy change in Toronto and working to strengthen the City's food movement.
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Tracy Phillippi
M.E.S. York University
Chair of the Toronto Youth Food Policy Council - www.tyfpc.ca
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