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Evan Fraser

Evan Fraser
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Evan Fraser

Evan Fraser is an adjunct professor of geography at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada and a Senior Lecturer at the School of Earth and Environment at the University of Leeds in the UK. His research is on farming, climate change and the... Read full bio

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My life in 8 words: "kids, kids, writing, kids, lecturing, kids, kids, writing"
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Empires of Food will be released on June 15, 2010 in Hardcover, eBook
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Empires of Food will be released on June 15, 2010 in Hardcover
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Empires of Food is now available in Hardcover
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Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. "Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence..." Q. What are your 5 favorite books of all time? A. From my childhood:  Anne of Green Gables (LM Montgomery).
From adolescence:  Lord of the Rings (Tolkein) and The Gormenghast Triology (M. Peake).  

From university:  Voltaire's Bastards (by J. R. Saul).

From my late 20s / 30s: Cosmopolis (S. Toulmin).  
Q. Do you have one sentence of advice for new writers? A. Don't give up. Q. Is there a book you love to reread? A. Lord of the Rings Q. Where did you go to high school and/or college? A. High school was in Ottawa, Ontario. University was in Toronto and Vancouver, Canada Learn more about Evan Fraser

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Home News Tribune, February 27, 2012
...by nine at the half and then really buckled down as head coach Joe DAlessandro switched gritty guard Evan Fraser onto McDaniel.I knew he was a good player, but I was hoping to play him a little bit better with a bigger player on him (in the first...
Home News Tribune, February 16, 2012
...13-6 first-quarter lead. For Immaculata (9-14), Mike Perkins and Tom Haldeman each logged 10 points.SOMERVILLE56, BERNARDS 51: Evan Fraser had a season-high 16 points to lead all scorers. Junior center Stuart Harris added 13 and Randy Maroney chipped in...
Guelph Mercury, February 13, 2012
...Loading... GUELPH — Solutions to the global food crisis is the topic when University of Guelph geography professor Evan Fraser presents the latest address in the BetterPlanet speaker series. It’s slated for noon Thursday in the University Centre’s...
Westport Minuteman, February 5, 2012
...at 160 pounds. Easton won the Guilford tournament at 119 last year and at 125 over the weekend. Evan Fraser laid claim to gold at 130 pounds. He was the 2008 champion in the tournament at 119. Alex Delany, who also was first in 2008, was second this year...
US Embassy Canada: Ottawa, February 1, 2012
...of Food. Guests will have the opportunity to listen to a presentation from journalist Andrew Rimas and Professor Evan Fraser. This will be followed by a a discussion and Q&A session about the current status of our food production systems, as well as...
Private Equity Beat, August 8, 2011
...development, Pantheon Beef-The Untold Story of How Milk, Meat and Muscle Shaped the World by Andrew Rimas and Evan Fraser “Like many young boys growing up with 1950’s westerns which included such fare as Roy Rogers, Gunsmoke and Wagon Train I...