![]() ![]() ![]() She grew up peddling fish on the dockside, eating in rough and tumble port town diners, and helping cook family recipes, all of which proved to be a gateway to a deep love of nature and a lifetime of thinking about food. ![]() As the child of a fishing family, Lenore received an early introduction to food production and direct sales aboard her family’s halibut boat, the Jaana. Lenore was born in Sechelt, a small town on the coast of British Columbia. Lenore’s academic career as a culinary geographer has included fieldwork around the globe in the study of public markets, regional cuisines, farmland preservation, global food security, and the ecology of the world’s food system. Lenore Newman holds a Canada Research Chair in Food Security and Environment at the University of the Fraser Valley, where she is currently an Associate Professor of Geography and the Environment. ![]()
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