The Canadian Organic Growers bring us the second installment of their consumer-focused organic conference Saturday, February 21, 2009 at the University of Toronto Conference Centre:

Growing and Eating for Nourishment, Nourishing the Future

Growing and Eating for Nourishment, Nourishing the Future has keynote speaker Carlo Leifert, leader of the largest, most sweeping organic food study ever done to date (http://bit.ly/171JG, http://bit.ly/gPZd). Over 30 research organizations, businesses and universities worldwide were involved in using science to get to the bottom of things. You will learn about the truth of what makes real good and healthy food at this one-day conference on Saturday, Feb 21st at the U of T Conference Centre (89 Chestnut St).

Organic tomatoes have shown that they have nearly 2 times more antioxidants compared to your typical store bought one. “Still No Free Lunch (2007)”

The conference includes a mini-market and a delicious organic lunch created by Chef Jaco Lokker. Panels include Growing for Nourishment, Pregnancy and Organic, All About Your Meat, Organic Restaurants, Importing DDT, Organic Makeover, Preserving and Canning, The Organic Wine Story and more. For a complete agenda, see http://bit.ly/sGRV

The day begins at 9:00 am with Margaret Webb‘s “The First Strawberry” [Margaret is the author of “Apples and Oysters” (http://bit.ly/172CM)] as well as tea and coffee. The closing panel, “The Cost of Organic” starts at 3:30 pm.

Early bird tickets are $65. The price will go up to $85 after the early bird ends on January 30. For Canadian Organic Growers (COG) members it’s only $55. Space is limited to 350. Register at http://bit.ly/fc9M, call 416-466-9584 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

The conference is organized by Canadian Organic Growers Toronto. Its mission is to create awareness of and appreciation for sustainable organic food systems by growing membership and providing opportunities to connect people and their food, land and community (with hope, promise and passion).

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