Seven Reasons Why You Should Attend the Food and Nutrition Forum at The Royal

By: Wendi Hiebert, P.H.Ec.

​Another great speaker has just been added to the agenda for the Food and Nutrition Forum at The Royal! Just one of many reasons why you should register for this event. 
 
Pat Crocker has released a timely cookbook - Healing Cannabis Edibles: Exploring the Synergy of Power Herbs. She will present and answer questions about cooking and healing with cannabis. Her cookbook will be available for sale. This pertinent presentation is one more good reason to sign up for the Food and Nutrition Forum on Nov. 7th.

​Read below for seven more reasons for why you should attend the Forum at The Royal. 

1. Learn from experts including:

• Alison Duncan - Beans for Heart Health,
• Panel discussion and Q & A moderated by Lois Ferguson with beef farmer Sandra Vos, egg farmer Tonya Haverkamp, grain farmer Jennifer Doleman, and a canola farmer,
• Joe Schwarcz - Navigating a World of Fake Nutrition News and Alternative Food Facts,
• Christian Artuso - On the Same Side of the Fence: Agriculture and the Environment,
• Jess Haines - The Guelph Family Health Study, and                    
• Pat Crocker - Cooking and Healing with Cannabis.

2. Network with colleagues and make new connections.  

3. Pick up helpful resources and speak to representatives from sponsors:

• SaskCanola / Canola Eat Well,                     
• Canada Beef / Think Beef,
• Egg Farmers of Ontario,
• Grain Farmers of Ontario, and
• Ontario Bean Growers.

4. Take home a copy of Joe Schwarcz's latest book, A Feast of Science, and a delegate bag with samples and literature. Have a chance to win fabulous door prizes.

5. Enjoy morning refreshments, lunch, apples courtesy of Ontario Apple Growers, and stretch breaks with Carol Harrison.

6. Purchase cookbooks for yourself or give as gifts for the quickly approaching holidays!

• Homegrown by Mairlyn Smith and OHEA
• Healing Cannabis Edibles by Pat Crocker and Ellen Novak
• The Herbalist's Kitchen by Pat Crocker

​7. Get free admission to The Royal. Stay after the Forum to experience the largest indoor agricultural event in the world!   

Event Information:
What: Food and Nutrition Forum
When: Wednesday, November 7, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Where: Royal Agriculture Winter Fair - Exhibition Place (Enercare Centre, Salon 103), Toronto, Ontario
Cost: General - $50 plus HST and Student - $25 plus HST
 
Click HERE for more information and to register. Please register by Oct. 30th.

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