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Waste Not! Addressing Food Waste Across Newfoundland & Labrador's Food System

On Friday, May 8, Food Producers Forum and the Faculty of Medicine at Memorial University are hosting Waste Not! — a full-day symposium on food waste and food sovereignty in Newfoundland and Labrador.


The event will feature four panel sessions moving through the full food chain — terrestrial production, fisheries, retail and consumer waste, and a final integration session focused on priorities and pathways forward. Panelists include researchers, farmers, government and industry representatives, community organizations and nonprofits, and policy voices from across the province and beyond. The day will close with an open plenary and a commitment to producing a synthesis report for provincial policy engagement. We have an amazing list of panelists to guide our discussion: Session 1 — Terrestrial Production, Harvesting & Distribution

  • Sabrina Ellsworth — Director of Agriculture Research & Production, NL Dept. of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

  • Mary Lester — Owner/Operator, Lester's Farm Market

  • Tavish Russell & Anja Sajovic — Owners/Operators, FarmOnForest

  • Mel Jaques — Foodraising Manager, Atlantic Canada, Second Harvest

Session 2 — Fish & Seafood Waste

  • Dr. Deepika Dave — Research Scientist, Marine Institute

  • Dr. Shegutfa Shetranjiwalla-Merchant — Assistant Professor, School of Science and the Environment (Chemistry), MUN

  • Padmapriya Srinivasan — PhD Student, Green Chemistry and Catalysis, MUN

  • Diane Hollett — NL Founder, NL Marine Organics

Session 3 — Retail & Consumer Waste

  • Dr. Sylvain Charlebois — Visiting Professor in Food Policy & Distribution, McGill; Professor in Food Distribution & Policy, Dalhousie; Senior Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab

  • Audrey Parnell — Manager of Circular Economy, Econext

  • Viviana Ramirez Luna — Chair, NL Composting Co-op

  • Justin Lee — Senior Program and Policy Development Officer, MMSB

Session 4 — Integration & Pathways Forward

  • Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

  • Justin Lee

  • Sabrina Ellsworth

  • Dr. Deepika Dave



Registration for online attendance is free and open to all! Please join us by registering here: (you’ll have to create an account if you don’t already have one): https://www.med.mun.ca/oped/programs/4910

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