8:30 - 8:55

Registration - *sign-in and receive conference materials

9:00 - 9:45

Introductions, Keynote Speaker : Wendy Mesley of CBC Television

9:45 - 10:00

Organic Tea and Coffee Break

Session A : The State of our Food and its Effects on our Children - Little People with Big Needs

10:00 - 12:00

Speakers:

Rick Smith, PhD - Environmental Defence Canada

Kathleen Cooper - Canadian Envrionmental Law Association

Thomas Pawlick, MA - Author of The End of Food

Q&A

* Organic Hero Award Presentation: Media

12:00 - 1:00

Lunch

Session B : What are the Health Benefits of Eating Organics?

1:00 - 2:30

Speakers:

Julie Daniluk - The Big Carrot Co-owner

Phil Warman, PhD - Researcher

Ellen Desjardins, MHSc, RD - Public Health Nutritionist

Tony Marshall - Canadian Producer

Q&A

* Organic Hero Award Presentation: Restaurant

2:30 - 2:45

Organic Tea and Coffee Break

Session C : Where Words Become Actions - Organic Programs for Kids

2:45 - 4:00

Speakers:

Nadine Bachand, MSc - Equiterre

Kim Crosby, Bernice and Michael Cipparone- Real Food for Real Kids

Linda Bonnefoy - Preschool program in the Yukon

Q&A

* Organic Hero Awards Presentation: Supporter & Organization

Session D : Panel Discussion, Conference Conclusions - "Is Organic Food Worth the Price?"

4:00 - 5:00

Panel Moderator: Wayne Roberts - Toronto Food Policy Council

Ann Clark, PhD - University of Guelph

Peter McLeod - CropLife Canada

Ellen Desjardins, MHSc, RD - Public Health Nutritionist

* Organic Hero Award Presentation: Producer

6:00 - 9:00

Canadian Organic Growers Annual General Meeting

At the Gardiner Museum, Jamie Kennedy's restaurant.