Other Conference Information:
Conference Website: https://www.kpu.ca/pbfs2018
Twitter:
Conference handle: @placebasedfood #pbfs2018
Institute for Sustainable Food Systems handle: @ISFS_BC
Place-based food systems conference description
Short Blurb:
Place-Based Food Systems 2018: Making the Case, Making It Happen
Metro Vancouver, August 9-10th, 2018
This two-day conference will draw together academics and community leaders to share the latest research and actions on building capacity for and empowering, place – based food systems. Participants will leave fortified with knowledge and understanding of the latest and best work making the case for place-based food systems, as well as innovative practices putting place-based food systems to into action. The event aims to give participants an empowering vision of the critical role that place-based food systems can and will play in achieving our sustainable economic, ecological, and societal futures, as well as a revitalized dedication to strategic, collaborative, and forceful strategies moving forward. Call for presentations and papers is now open! Visit https://www.kpu.ca/pbfs2018 for details.
. Participants will leave fortified with knowledge and understanding of the latest and best work making the case for place-based food systems, as well as innovative practices putting place-based food systems to into action. The event aims to give participants an empowering vision of the critical role that place-based food systems can and will play in achieving our sustainable economic, ecological, and societal futures, as well as a revitalized dedication to strategic, collaborative, and forceful strategies moving forward. Call for presentations and papers is now open! Visit https://www.kpu.ca/pbfs2018 for details.