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Slow Food Northern NJ 2011 Annual Meeting: Farms, Food, & Community

Saturday, November 3, 2012, 1-4 PM
2012 Slow Food Northern NJ Annual Meeting:
Farms, Food, & Community

ADVANCE TICKETS, BUY TICKETS in advance please!

Come and meet other Slow Food NNJ members and friends
SCHEDULE
1-2:00PM LOCAL FOODS PICNIC LUNCH & SOCIAL HOUR
LOCAL FOOD & CSA SHARE PURCHASING ONGOING
School Lunch Farm, Good Fields Farm, and more

2:00PM OPENING REMARKS
SLOW FOOD NNJ SCHOOL GARDEN PROGRAM 11 School Garden Partnerships
Margaret Noon
School Lunch Farm
Slow Food Northern NJ
Sustenance Farm to Table Events

2:15-2:45 PM SCHOOL GARDEN PARTNERS
Teachers share about School Vegetable Gardens

2:45-4:00PM GMO: IMPACT ON OUR LIVES
MICHAEL HANSEN OF CONSUMER UNION, GMO EXPERT SPEAKS
Michael Hansen of Consumers Union says the lack of required labeling for genetically modified corn has made it difficult to track whether or not the item has had any adverse effects on those who eat it.
"There has been a doubling of food allergies in this country since 1996," he explains. "Is it connected to genetically engineered foods? Who knows when you have no labeling? That is the problem."Many folks eat sweet corn straight off the cob, which Hansen says could heighten any problems with the food: "Whatever the risks of (this technology), you would expect higher exposure eating a product such as sweet corn."