Sunny Lam
Place: Toronto, Ontario
Affilation: Queen's University, 2007
Field of study: Environmental Science
Degree MES
Gender: Male
Joined: 1/1/2009
About me: Sunny is a management consultant with 7-8 years of research and fact verification experience who assists individuals and organizations in the environment or food sector to succeed, thrive and flourish. Sunny has co-developed a local food system initiative with 10 core organizers and over 100 volunteers thanks to a $90,000 grant from the Agricultural Management Institute (AMI), executing a 4 part speaker series, workshops and a Local Food Summit with over 1000 people in attendance and 6 keynote speakers. Sunny organized a university farmers market over 9 months that provided special food retail services to 20,000 people. Sunny also has experience with managing a community garden with over 70 supporters in a low income neighbourhood. Sunny is also a philosopher, fencer, swordsman, martial artist, poet, writer, chanter, instrumental musician (flute, mandolin), activist and advocate researcher. In addition: a Macintosh Apple power user, a practitioner of Getting Things Done, follower of the Warrior's Diet, social network adept, marketing/green marketing dabbler. Member of: Green Enterprise Toronto, FoodCycles, Canadian Organic Growers Toronto, Toronto Community Gardening Network and Toronto Community Based Research Network.
Interest: strategic planning, food, productivity, organizational, social media, web 2.0 advocacy scholarship, nutrition, combative arts, marketing, green business, energy, social justice, social determinants of health, urban sustainability, urban planning
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By Sunny Lam, Queen's University, January 1, 2009
“This was a press release that was written for the re-launch of the Farmers Market @ Queen’s into its second year. The Market which I helped to found is one of the first such markets on university campuses nationwide. What is striking about the Market is that it is on the grounds of one of the more conservative universities in the nation.”
By Sunny Lam, Queen's University, January 1, 2009
“The article examined the organic industry and movement with a critical eye. Health benefits were profiled while social, environmental and economic difficulties were discussed. This magazine article was written for a general audience and heavily supported by peer-reviewed research.”
By Sunny Lam, Queen's University, January 1, 2009
“This piece was based on prior research on urban agriculture and local food systems. It briefly alluded to the environmental, social, health, food security and economic benefits of urban cultivation. It pointed out the large amount of organic and food waste that could be used for food production given rising fuel and food prices. This magazine article was written for a general audience.”
By Sunny Lam, Queen's University, January 1, 2009
“This was a supporting piece of research for the ‘Urban Agriculture in Kingston: Present and Future Potential for Re-localization and Sustainability 2007’ report. Based on work by Marc Xuerub, a planner at Waterloo Region Public Health, it analyzed the greenhouse gas emissions of food transport into the Kingston region. It estimated that products that could be grown locally had high transport emissions and travelled an average of 4700 km to reach its destination. The work was re-released at
By Sunny Lam, Queen's University, January 1, 2009
“This contributing chapter examined the economic feasibility of technologies used in landfill management particularly waste-to-energy innovations. These technological innovations include anaerobic digesters and methane combustion.”
By Sunny Lam, Queen's University, January 1, 2009
“This was a response to a local newspapers’ criticism of a buy-local policy that had been proposed by a city council. It underscores the need for a city to be self sufficient given the uncertainties raised by climate chaos, energy scarcity and instability of global world markets.”
By Sunny Lam, Queen's University, January 1, 2009
“The World Mind Network and its affiliate Friends Beyond Borders threw a contest to map a plan to end world poverty with a $5000 prize. I and Mekhala decided to take a shot at this. The mind map was designed using Mindjet Mindmanager for the Mac.” It was originally posted here: http://www.sunnylam.ca/Sunny_Lam_and_Associates/Designs.html
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