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FOOD, COMMUNITY AND MUSLIMS
Date:
Sunday 14th January 2007
Time: 2.15pm to 4.45pm
Venue: 4nd Floor, Muslim World League, 46 Goodge Street, London, W1T 4LU (entrance on the corner of Charlotte Street); Nearest Tube: Goodge Street (Northern Line)
Guest Speaker:
Ben Reynolds (Project Coordinator, London Food Link)
As modern food production tends to rest in the hands of large corporations whilst causing communities to fragment, how can Muslims support more ethical approaches? This months talk and discussion will explore sustainable food production: food grown with fewer chemicals, and within a system that pays a fairer price to the producer. Such an approach also favours small scale farming, encourages the production of more nutritious, healthy food in tune with the seasons, and stimulates the local economy. The forum will look at why such an approach might be needed to not only help tackle climate change, but to also strengthen our communities. The speaker will also offer examples of sustainable food projects taking place in London today, and will outline the support that is available should you wish to start your own. There will be an opportunity to ask questions, to connect with like-minded people, and to also hear about environmental activities LINE is involved with.
About the speaker:
Ben Reynolds is a lead project officer for LFL (London Food Link), a programme to develop a sustainable, local food system for London . Ben co-ordinates the LFL network, bringing together different people with food interests, from Primary Care Trusts to farmers and Co-ops to caterers. LFL works to raise political and public awareness of sustainable food and has contributed to the development of the Mayor's Food Strategy, for which Ben managed the public consultation. Ben has also contributed extensively to Sustain's long-running programme of work to increase the amount of sustainable food used in schools, hospitals and restaurants, with two projects working specifically on improving the sustainability of ethnic minority owned businesses in the food-manufacturing, catering and hospitality sectors in London.
Food Actions suggested by the speaker.
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