Gathering before the opening ceremony
Speeches
Movie of Parade of Nations
Delegates wait before opening ceremony
Parade of Nations
Prince Charles addresses the delegates
Our guides try to find us!
Andy Pollock
Andy in front of the Olympic Figure skating rink the site of our opening and closing ceremonies.
Visiting / gathering before the ride to our hotels. 7000 delegates in all, 800 from the United States.
The 70 minute bus ride (each way) was a good time to exchange ideas with other farmers and producers.
Andy, Mark and Kristen one morning before sessions begin in front of the meeting hall.
Venue for meetings, the Olympic speed skating oval.
The U.S. delegation meets on the first day.
Tony and Rosemary enjoying the meeting.
A lecture and discussion about how the Ojibwe Indian tribe in Minnesota fought to keep Monsanto from genetically altering wild rice.
One of about 60 hallways in the exhibit halls.
Cheese Vendors
That sa big cheese !
Wow, big peppers!
Ham
Picking her brain.
Cheese
More Cheese
Selecting products to test in our own kitchens for production this summer.
Fresh chicken from the Piemonte region of Italy
Milled while you wait.
CHOCOLATE!
Meeting rooms, dining facility (in the far corner) and delegates showing their products.
Meeting Hall
Visiting about Aracuna chickens and eggs.
Showing and selling products from Africa.
Entrance to one of 5 exhibit areas.
Armenian Delegates serenading the other delegates.
African Entertainers
Getting in to it!
Movie - African entertainers.
Movie - Milling machine in action.
Palate training/testing.
3 kinds of apple and 3 kinds of chocolate to taste.
Panel Discussion on global warming.
