Farm & Food Care Ontario is celebrating its 10th anniversary by hosting its 2022 Annual Conference on April 13th, 2022, at 9AM to 4PM both in person and virtually. The theme of this year’s conference is Evolving in a Changing World.
The Annual Conference will be held at the GrandWay Event Centre in Elora. It will feature a Taste of Ontario lunch, Farm & Food Care Ontario initiatives, as well as a presentation of the Farm & Food Care Ontario Champion Award.
The agenda of Farm & Food Care Ontario’s 2022 Annual Conference is as follows:
9:00AM Registration and networking
9:30AM Virtual connection opens
10:00AM Conference opens with a presentation from The Honourable Lisa Thompson, Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
10:15AM Farm & Food Care Ontario Presentation
11:00AM Evolving for success, a panel discussion featuring Farm & Food Care members whose businesses depend on consumer engagement
The panel presenters include Mike Buis of Buis Beef; Marianne Edward of Sheldon Creek Dairy; Erin McLean of McLean Berry Farm; Kevin Snyder, Snyder Heritage Farms.
Each of the presenters will talk about why and how their companies were affected by COVID-19, what strategies they implemented and what innovative and creative ideas they’ve put in place to set themselves up for success
12:00PM Taste of Ontario Lunch
1:15PM Farming the fields of social media with farmer Tim May
May is a proud fourth-generation dairy farmer and multi-award-winning “agvocate” from Rockwood, Ontario. May is extremely passionate about spreading positive messages about farming through social media to both entertain and educate his followers around the world.
2:30PM Presentation of the Farm & Food Care Ontario Champion Award
2:45PM Relating Remotely vs. Remotely Relating: The art of working remotely in healthy and productive ways with Bill Carr, Communication Expert and Award-Winning Humourist
For over 25 years, Carr has been making people laugh and helps people see their world with a fresh perspective.
Early bird discounted rates last until March 30th. To view event details and to register, click here.
For more information, contact Amber Anderson, Communications Manager at Farm & Food Care Ontario, at 519-837-1326 ext. 235 or amber@farmfoodcare.org.
Farm & Food Care Ontario is a coalition of farmers, agriculture and food partners proactively working together to ensure public trust and confidence in food and farming.