Oldest Canadian food co-op holds lecture series
The London Food Co-op will be
hosting a speaking series on January
26, February 9 and February 23
titled The Co-operative Movement
& Our Organic Food System.
The January lecture will be on co-operatives, while the February 9 and 23 lectures will be on organic farming and on the consequences of genetically modified orgasms respectively.
Speakers will include Mountain Equipment Co-op’s Victoria Lawson, Mapleton’s Dairy’s Martin de Groot, Canadian Biotechnology Action Network’s Taarini Chopra and others.
“It’s a fantastic way to raise awareness of the co-operative model in the London area,” Ontario Co-operative Association CEO Mark Ventry.
Ventry says he will be speaking about co-operative movements at the January 26 event – how the London Food Co-op is providing food, work and volunteering opportunities, why co-operatives are successful business models and other related topics.
“Food choices are something that we make every day,” said Loretta McHenry, a manager at the London Food Co-op. “It’s important for people to be conscious of their food choices.”
She says the goal of the speaking series is to engage with the co-op’s members as well as the rest of the community and to educate people on co-operative movements, food and organic farming.
“We really want to spread the word about the co-op movement itself and what a great alternative business model it is,” she said.
The London Food Co-op is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year, making it the oldest food coop in Canada.
All lectures will be held at the Aeolian Hall at 795 Dundas St. East, from 7 to 9 p.m. For the full list of speakers, visit the co-op’s Twitter page at twitter.com/ldnfoodcoop
“We hope that a lot of Fanshawe students will come,” McHenry said.
The January lecture will be on co-operatives, while the February 9 and 23 lectures will be on organic farming and on the consequences of genetically modified orgasms respectively.
Speakers will include Mountain Equipment Co-op’s Victoria Lawson, Mapleton’s Dairy’s Martin de Groot, Canadian Biotechnology Action Network’s Taarini Chopra and others.
“It’s a fantastic way to raise awareness of the co-operative model in the London area,” Ontario Co-operative Association CEO Mark Ventry.
Ventry says he will be speaking about co-operative movements at the January 26 event – how the London Food Co-op is providing food, work and volunteering opportunities, why co-operatives are successful business models and other related topics.
“Food choices are something that we make every day,” said Loretta McHenry, a manager at the London Food Co-op. “It’s important for people to be conscious of their food choices.”
She says the goal of the speaking series is to engage with the co-op’s members as well as the rest of the community and to educate people on co-operative movements, food and organic farming.
“We really want to spread the word about the co-op movement itself and what a great alternative business model it is,” she said.
The London Food Co-op is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year, making it the oldest food coop in Canada.
All lectures will be held at the Aeolian Hall at 795 Dundas St. East, from 7 to 9 p.m. For the full list of speakers, visit the co-op’s Twitter page at twitter.com/ldnfoodcoop
“We hope that a lot of Fanshawe students will come,” McHenry said.
