Fernwood NRG has invited food journalist Don Genova to present on The New Urban Food Culture.

 

Victoria is lucky to have a very rich food culture. We have the second most restaurants per capita in North America; second only to San Fransisco! Our climate is ideal for gardening and growing food almost all year round. We have great local farmers and farmer’s markets, specialty food producers, lots of wineries, breweries and distilleries, cheese makers, bee keepers–you get the picture.

In the past decade, urban agriculture has exploded in people’s backyards, on rooftops, boulevards and walls, in school yards and the extra space behind restaurants. City dwellers are getting more excited and knowledgeable about what they are eating and where it comes from.

 

Come be inspired by this trend and learn more about Fernwood NRG’s plans to move in this direction.

 

When: November 21, 2012 at 7:30pm

Where: Fernwood Community Centre, 1240 Gladstone Avenue

Admission: By donation, no one will be turned away

Snack and drinks will be provided

 

 

About Don Genova

Don Genova is a British Columbia-based award-winning freelance journalist specializing in food and travel. He also teaches cooking classes, and courses in food and travel writing and sustainable gastronomy. His stories on radio, television, in print and on the web share the fascinating backgrounds of farmers and food artisans passionate about what they raise, grow and produce. His latest column with CBC Victoria is called ‘Food Matters’, and delves into the world of sustainable eating in British Columbia.

Don earned a Masters of Food Culture from the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Italy in 2007. He also holds a Bachelor of Environmental Science from the University of Waterloo and is an Honours Graduate of the Humber College Radio Broadcasting Program.

 

See you there!