We’re thrilled to announce that Peggy O’Neil, a passionate home economist and former MLFPC Board Member, is releasing new episodes in her “Food for the Future” podcast! This podcast is your gateway to a world of inspiring stories, insightful conversations, and thought-provoking discussions about the future of food. Get ready to embark on a journey that celebrates local contributions for global encouragement.
Listen to the podcast at curiouscast.ca/podcast/1258/food-for-the-future-hosted-by-peggy-oneil/.
Release Schedule:
- Saturday August 26, 2023 – Released! Listen NOW!
Series: Food for Thought
Discover through speaker Program Director Leslie Noble of 4H Canada, on how youth across Canada learn leadership skills and make a difference in their communities in agri-food.
Learn more about 4-H here: https://4-h-canada.ca
- Saturday September 2, 2023
Series: Waste Not
Learn from Ecological Farmer Kim Barker of Mulberry Moon Farm on how community supported agriculture works, and the ways farmers and consumers collaborate to reduce food loss and waste.
Learn more about Mulberry Moon Farm here: https://www.mulberrymoonfarm.ca
- Saturday September 9, 2023
Series: Back to the Future
Find out from Executive Director Kristin Enns-Kavanagh of Saskatchewan History and Folklore Society, on how folklore imparts knowledge about life in agri-food from days gone by, and how it helps inform our world today.
Learn more about the Saskatchewan History & Folklore Society: https://www.skhistory.ca.
- Saturday September 16, 2023
Series: Our World
Hear from President Max Hansgen of the National Farmers Union how farmers stand together across Canada to participate in the United Nations’ decade of Family Farmers (2019-2028)
Learn more about The National Farmers Union: https://www.nfu.ca/about/
Learn more about the UN Decade of Family Farming: https://www.fao.org/family-farming-decade/en/
