Update: this event has already taken place! Read highlights of our discussion and the presentations in the meeting minutes.
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Please save the date for this special talk taking place as part of our May meeting:
VFPC Community Talk: How to Solve our Food Waste Problem
Hosted by the Vancouver Food Policy Council’s Food Waste Working Group
Online event: Thursday, May 26th , 6 pm – 7:30 pm
Registration is not required, find a link to join the meeting posted here at the time of the event (https://vancouver.ca/your-government/vancouver-food-policy-council.aspx)
Discover how we can solve Vancouver’s food waste problem with 6 amazing panelists who will discuss:
- The current landscape of food waste in Canada
- Municipal policy options we can implement
- Groups using innovative tech to end food waste
- The city’s Circular Food Innovation Lab
Guest speakers include:
- Lori Nikkel, Chief Executive Officer of Second Harvest
- Jamie-Lynne Varney, author of A “Right to Food” Framework for a Just Circular Economy of Food
- Juan Martinez, author of Policies, Incentives, and Measurement Protocols for Food Waste Reporting by Businesses
- Jake-Zeljko Pavlovic, VP of Procurement and Merchandising, Freshlocal Solutions Inc. (SPUD.ca)
- Erin Nichols, City of Vancouver Senior Project Manager – Zero Waste
- Danielle Todd, Founder and Director of Make Food Not Waste (video presentation)
Regular meeting agenda, including liaison updates and working group business, will follow from 7:30-8:30pm.