Deconstructing Dinner - Deconstructing Dinner in our Schools Series

Deconstructing Dinner: Reconstructing Our Food System

How do food issues make their way into our public schools, colleges and universities? As Deconstructing Dinner's Jon Steinman recalls, "I remember graduating from high school not knowing the first thing about growing food, and having very little idea how the food I consumed impacted the planet on which we live." With schools being the building blocks of our society and culture, how does our government-funded education system incorporate into curriculums one of the most important subjects - food?

Past Broadcasts

2010
February 25 - "Deconstructing Dinner in Our Schools V (Edward Milne Community School / Campus Action on Food at Dalhousie)"
Pia Carroll, Marion French, and others

2009
November 26 - "Linnaea Farm - Ecological Gardening Programme" (of interest to this series)
David Buckner, Adam Schick and others

October 22 - "Deconstructing Dinner in our Schools IV (Sustainable Agriculture at Fleming College)"
Helen Knibb, Tom Hutchinson, Sue Chan

June 18 - "Deconstructing Dinner in our Schools III (Ryerson University)"
Cecilia Rocha

2008
March 13 - "Deconstructing Dinner in our Schools II"
Kodiak Morasky

2006
April 13 - "Deconstructing Dinner in our Schools I"
February 14, 2008 (Remastered Version)
Colleen Matte, Su Donovaro, Karl Machado, Marilyn Lawrence, Sarah Miles, Amber Johnson, Students of A.I. Collinson Elementary

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