Free Agriculture Sessions Open to the Public
Press Release
YELLOWKNIFE (October 19, 2016) – The public is invited to attend a series of free agriculture sessions in Yellowknife with internationally-renowned speakers.
Sessions include:
- North of 60 Gardening Workshop with Dr. Seefeldt: Sunday, October 23 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Museum Auditorium – hosted by Yellowknife Community Garden Collective
- Film Screening: Seed: The Untold Story with internationally renowned speaker, Winona LaDuke – Monday, October 24 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Museum Auditorium – Hosted by Ecology North and Northern Farm Training Institute
- Public Talk with Winona Laduke: Food Sovereignty and Self-Determination – Tuesday, October 25 from 7:00 – 9:30pm at Northern United Place – hosted by Dechinta Bush University, Dene Nahjo and the Yellowknives Dene First Nation
- YK Food Matters: A Pecha Kucha Night – Thursday, October 27 from 7:00 – 10:00pm at the Museum Auditorium – hosted by Yellowknife Farmers Market
These public sessions are being sponsored by the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment in collaboration with local non-profit organizations. They are aligned with the GNWT’s mandate to address the cost of living in the NWT; and serve to advance GNWT investments designed to increase domestic food production, improve distribution networks for NWT developed foods and increase producer and supplier opportunities.
All sessions are free to the public and no registration is required. Click here for the event poster.
More Information:
Drew Williams
Manager, Communications and Public Affairs
Industry, Tourism and Investment
1-867-767-9202 (ext.63037)
Drew_Williams@gov.nt.ca
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