Dear Local Food Leaders Across Canada,

We at St. Lawrence College in Kingston are pleased to announce a new distance education certificate program in Sustainable Local Food for All Canadians which will be launched with a first course in January 2009:

Field to Fork: Introduction to Local and Global Food Systems

This course and distance education certificate program are designed to meet the rising interest in, and need for, “how to” training for local food system development that is sustainable, socially just, economically dynamic and ecologically specific to the countrysides, cities and regions of Canada. The curriculum is being developed in collaboration with farm and food related organizations who have expertise to share and training needs to be addressed. Most courses have a practical orientation and include problem-based and experience-based learning components.

Please spread the word about this exciting, affordable, distance education opportunity through your networks. And do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or would like to be involved in curriculum development.
Sincerely,

Andrew McCann
Coordinator
Sustainable Local Food for All Canadians
613-767-4127
amccann@sl.on.ca