Past Events

Modified follows a very personal and poignant mother-daughter journey into the world of Genetic Engineering (GMOs). Filmed over the course of 10 years and anchored in the filmmaker’s relationship to her mother (a gardener and food activist who battled cancer during the film’s production), the film asks why GMOs are not labeled on foods in the United States and Canada, despite being labeled in 64 countries around the world.The film has been featured at over 70 international film festivals and received 15 awards since its release, including the prestigious 2019 James Beard Award for Best Documentary Film. World-renowned chef Jacques Pépin calls it “an enlightening and powerful documentary!”

Join this informative workshop on how to garden in any environment from the experts, father son combo, Mark and Ben Cullen. Cullen is a best-selling author, with 18 books on gardening to his credit. He is also the feature writer for Home at Home Magazine and writes a weekly blog for Yahoo.ca. Cullen actively maintains his website, www.markcullen.com, where he has answered over 10,000 questions from gardeners across the country. We look forward to this exciting presentation!

Presentation by Alexander Arthur, R.H.N of the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition

This webinar will explore the importance of how your food choices impact the environment and why we should be choosing organic. A brief overview will be provided on the benefits of biodiversity, microbiome in soil and in humans, and how food choice equals power. You will learn about the link between organic food and our physical health and wellbeing, benefits of seasonal eating, and some practical tips to take action today, including how to eat organic on a budget.

Join Tia Loftsgard of Canada Organic Trade Association and Carolyn Young of Organic Council of Ontario to explore the current labour realities for organic agriculture in Canada. We will do a deep dive into the organic labour project being conducted in Ontario.