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Truro Foody Friday ‑ A Community Discussion on Food Security

Posted by Stephanie Rogers on March 16, 2016 in International News, News

On March 4th Truro Foody Friday was held at St. Andrew’s Church, co-organized by the Dalhousie Faculty of Agriculture International Office and Truro Seedy Saturday Partnership. The event featured displays from local organizations and stakeholders, speakers from these same organizations and two keynote speakers from the Faculty of Agriculture campus. A moderated discussion of the issues followed, food from local food vendors sampled, and entertainment provided by members of Dal-AC’s international student community.

Dr. Lord Abbey spoke eloquently about re-thinking our approaches, especially in the developing world, to the way we grow our food.  Dr. Chibuike Udenigwe challenged our cultural biases as he presented new ways to source our nutrition while eliminating our food wastes, and offered the chance to sample ‘Chirping Chocolate Chip Cookies’ made by Dal-AC student Holly Fisher with cricket flour substituted in for some or all of the wheat flour. Students John Yool and Ji Cao wowed the audience—John with his poem about the importance of farmers, and Ji practically flew across the stage in a performance of a peacock dance.

Ji Cao

With a mix of campus and local community members in attendance, dialogue about food systems and sustainable farming were the focus of the evening. Guests were asked to record their Food Security pledge on the wall (or online), and everyone received a re-useable grocery bag to reduce environmental impact, further stimulate food security discussion in the community and remind everyone to watch for Truro Foody Friday next February 2017!

Funding support for the event was provided by the Atlantic Council for International Cooperation’s Public Engagement fund, through funding provided by Global Affairs Canada.