Golden Sun
Silver Moon
Blue Sky
“Keeping it Local and Sustainable"
Welcome to Eco Farm Day - eastern Ontario's premier farm conference. Organic, transitional and conventional farmers of field crops, market gardens, and livestock rely on Eco Farm Day for the best training, information, and commerce opportunities. Over 350 people come back every year for the social event, the networking, the positive atmosphere, and the great food!
Eco Farm Day is hosted by Canadian Organic Growers - Ottawa Chapter. COG is your national voice for organics in Canada. COG Ottawa, with over 500 members, hosts major activities to the benefit of organic consumers and farmers. Our mission is to lead local and national communities towards sustainable organic stewardship of land, food and fibre while respecting nature, upholding social justice and protecting natural resources.
Tom Manley,
Conference Chair
Key Note Speaker
Wayne Roberts
www.wayneroberts.ca
"I like to piece together win-win situations."
Roberts earned a Ph.D. in social and economic history from the University of Toronto in 1978, and has written seven books, including Get A Life! (1995), a manual on green economics, and Real Food For A Change (1999), which promotes a food system based on the four ingredients of health, joy, justice and nature. Wayne chaired the influential and Toronto-based Coalition for a Green Economy for 15 years. In 2002, he received the Canadian Environment Award for his contributions to sustainable living. In 2008, he received the Canadian Eco-Hero Award presented by Planet in Focus.
Wayne Roberts is the manager of the Toronto Food Policy Council (TFPC), a citizen body of 30 food activists and experts that is widely recognized for its innovative approach to food security. As a leading member of the City of Toronto’s Environmental Task Force, he helped develop a number of official plans for the city, including the Environmental Plan and Food Charter, adopted by Toronto City Council in 2000 and 2001 respectively. Many ideas and projects of the TFPC are featured in Roberts’ book The No-Nonsense Guide to World Food (2008).