The state of our food keeps freelancer Margaret Webb very busy

The ferociously productive freelance writer, author and teacher Margaret Webb is making quite a lot of waves these days about the Canadian food industry: Her 9-part recent series for the Toronto Star and her book Apples to Oysters have both caused a lot of talk about the future of food and farming.The book has been shortlisted for the Cuisine Canada Book Award in the Canadian culture category. They are being given on November 6 at noon at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto. There are two other places where you can catch her:

• The Art of Food Writing is a panel with Margaret Webb, Corby Kummer and Michael Symons, moderated by Ian Brown, at 2 p.m. on November 14 at Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave, Toronto. Tickets $25, at 519-271-1414 or Cookbook Store in Toronto.
• And she is the keynote speaker at the 2010 Guelph Organic Conference January 28-31, 2010.