Guelph Organic Conference 2009

The 28th Guelph Organic Conference runs from January 22 to 25 at the Guelph University Centre, and the theme is "O is for Opportunity". It includes a free-admission Trade Show and Organic Food Expo that's open on the Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sunday from 9 to 4:30. Wayne Roberts of the Toronto Food Policy Council gives a keynote address ($15 admission) on the Saturday at 9 a.m. Also on Saturday, from noon to 1:30, the Toronto Farmers’ Market Network hosts a free open forum on "The New Face of Farmers’ Markets". There's also a wide variety of seminars and workshops on organic growing topics ranging in price from $10 to $45 for students and $30 to $60 for the general public. And of course there's an Organic Food and Wine Dinner from 4:10 to 6:50 on the Friday night. Tickets for the dinner are $50, with a limit of 200 seats.