The Guelph Mercury's Urban Cowboy, Owen Roberts, discusses how Cafe Scientific forums allow an opportunity for the community and researchers to exchange information about food and health. Associate CME Dean, Research and Graduate Studies, Sylvain Charlebois was the moderator at the forum on Obesity, Diabetes and Nutrition across the Lifespan: Implications for Health and Food Security, and notes the importance of engaging the local public on these issues. People want peaceful public engagement, not protests. [1]