Name: Building New Landscapes for Food Security in Hamilton
Start: 2016-01-16T13:30:00-0500
End: 2016-01-16T15:00:00-0500

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Building New Landscapes for Food Security in Hamilton

What initiatives are being taken to combat food security issues in Hamilton? This session will explore different economic barriers that lower income individuals/families face with regards to food security and ways to address it.

Participants will be invited to discuss questions about food insecurity, its impacts, and its relationship to poverty in a Canadian context. We will learn about the most innovative approaches used to fill the gaps. Participants will discuss the root causes and explore possible solutions to the issue.

Moderators

Celeste Licorish

Speakers Bureau Co-ordinator, Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction

Celeste is a single mom with multiple passions – especiallymaking Hamilton a better place for those struggling with poverty. Originally from Toronto she moved to Hamilton to attend McMaster University and has called Hamilton home ever since. Her diverse background includes... Read More →

Speakers

Sue Carr

Founder, 541 Restaurant

Sue has worked as a hospital chaplain and in addictions treatment before becoming the executive director at 541 Restaurant on Barton St. Hamilton. She is always ready to talk about 541, but would rather tell you about her grandchildren

Juby Lee

Project Manager of Good Food Box, Environment Hamilton

Over the past 7 years, Juby has been working on a number of projects at Environment Hamilton, a local, green, non-profit organization. Her projects include: the Good Food Box, Hamilton Farm Map and Directory, Hamilton Fruit Tree Project, Mohawk Farm Stand and most recently added... Read More →

John Mills

Community Volunteer, Environment Hamilton

John describes himself as an average guy looking for something meaningful to do with the rest of his life. Those who know John say he’s someone who gives life more meaning.Originally from Prince Albert Saskatchewan - John has spent most of his career working in IT, and has... Read More →

Oliver, Stacey and Piper

Founder, Oliver's Garden Project

Oliver’s Garden Project started in 2011 Oliver was 6 and Piper was 5.Oliver saw two little kids rummaging through blue recycling bins one day in his neighbourhood, he asked his mother “why”. When she told him they probably needed to find bottles or cans to take back to make... Read More →