Welcome to AgendaCamp Kingston! This is the main page for the Kingston AgendaCamp Wiki, please bookmark this page so that it's easy to return to. The live and in-person event will take place on Sunday January 18th, 2009 at Ban Righ Hall at Queen's University, and this page is the starting point of the community's work together. Click here to return to TVO's AgendaCamp main pagein order to register to be a participant at the event.
TVO's The Agenda with Steve Paikin is on the road to Kingston to focus on Ontario's agricultural economies, but this wiki is your opportunity to raise the topics around esastern Ontario's economic future that YOU think are important.
| Please note: In order to be able to add new pages or edit exisiting pages in this wiki, you need to log in first (and you need to register as a user of this wiki in order to be able to log in). If you want to edit a page from one of the day's sessions, find it in the grid below and follow the links. Once on the page, click "edit" in the upper left corner. When you are finished making changes, choose "save". If you are have a new topic to add, click the "New Page" button in the header above . Give your page a succinct, descriptive title. Write down the essence of what happened. You don't need to narrate every detail. |
AgendaCamp Participants
How do AgendaCampers stay in touch? It's easy. Dress up your user page on the wiki - called "My Page" in the main header above. You can attach a photo of yourself, write a short bio and leave your contact info so people can find you. Once you're done, please add your page to the list on this new Kingston AgendaCampers page. Didn't attend AgendaCamp but want to join now? You are welcome to add your name too!
Event Schedule
The Grid, at a Glance:
Opening Session (10:00 am - 11:00 am)
Opening session with information about the day.
Session 1 (11:00 am - 11:50 am)
| Area | Topic
| Proposed By
|
| A | other rural economic drivers | Gary Clarke |
| B | green economy & rural growth | Bryan Gilvesy |
| C | reversing decline in farming | Tom Manley |
| D | war in country (farmland ownership) | Tom Pawlick |
| E | motivating next generation farmers | Atanu Sarkar |
| F | productivity of organic agriculture | Gary vanLoon |
| G | increasing agriculture labour supply | Stacey Airhart |
| H | where are young farmers now? | Grant Roberston |
| I | negtative effects of provincial legislation | S McRae |
| J | | |
| K | pelletizing agricultural biomass | Shelagh MacDonald |
Session 2 (12:00 pm - 12:50 pm)
| Area | Topic
| Proposed By
|
| A | agro/culinary tourism | Cinder Vanderstar |
| B | enough to eat for all Ontarians | Dianne Dowling |
| C | green economy & unemployed | Tara Kainer |
| D | farmers from mars, urbanites from venus | Brent Cameron |
| E | | |
| F | risk/benefit analysis rural-energy economy | Ted Hsu |
| G | | |
| H | making farms vialble in 2009 | Dale Williams |
| I | coyote kill compensation | Chris Kennedy |
| J | | |
| K | why can't I buy local lamb in my grocery store | Keith Salisbury |
Lunch (1:00 pm - 1:45 pm)
Some suggestions for lunch:
- Meet new people! Sit with someone you've never met.
- Think about this question: "What is the best idea you heard this morning?"
- Be back at 1:45! There are some things we need to go over before the afternoon sessions.
Session 3 (2:00 pm - 2:50 pm)
| Area | Topic
| Proposed By
|
| A | more local, sustainable food supply | David Hahn |
| B | 100-mile diet for Ontario? | J VanderSteen |
| C | fair prices, farm incomes, access for poor | Susan Belyea |
| D | preparing for peak oil in agri-food sector | Rick Munroe |
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| K | children's safety | E Massey |
Session 4 (3:00 pm - 3:50 pm)
| Area | Topic
| Proposed By
|
| A | actions out of AgendaCamp | Julie H-Hache |
| B | balancing small/large farming | Megan Putnam |
| C | infranstructure needs in agriculture | Les Herr |
| D | real value of real food | Pat Dawson |
| E | | |
| F | | |
| G | young farmers work off farm-why? | Richard Barber |
| H | | |
| I | library's role in rural economic development | Claudette Richardson |
| J | government's proper role in ag economy | Ron Versteeg |
| K | make farmers' markets viable for producers | Hank-John Reinink |
| L | ensuring domestic food supply | Barry Gordon |
Closing Session (4:00 pm - 4:30 pm)
Closing session to share your wow moments, your take aways and the best idea you heard.
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