Story by: Kate Petrusa I thought I must be lost for sure. I was driving down 128th Street in Surrey
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The University of British Columbia
- a place of mind
- The University of British Columbia
- Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm
Story by Kate Petrusa Ilana Labow and her Fresh Roots Urban Farm team are taking a close look at the viability of urban farming in Vancouver, both in theory and practice.
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Story by Kate Petrusa Lydia and Rachel Ryall are two sisters who come from a long, unbroken line of farmers on both sides of their family.
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Story by Kate Petrusa Vancouver’s urban population provides an essential customer base to many rural farmers, who readily commute
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In preparation for the launch of this year’s Joy of Feeding, Meeru Dhalwala
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Despite hops’ vital role in beer and the rich history of hop farming in the Fraser
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Story by Kate Petrusa Before starting his own farm, Andrew Arkesteyn-Vogler completed law school.
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Story by Kate Petrusa I first visited Rootdown Organic Farm in June 2010, one month after the farm team took possession of their new land.
Read MorePosted by: ubcfarm | February 16, 2012
Story by: Kate Petrusa I thought I must be lost for sure. I was driving down 128th Street in Surrey
Filed under: Growing Farmers, Spotlight | Tags: Doug Zaklan, farming, future, growing farmers, local food, new farmer, Practicum
Posted by: ubcfarm | February 16, 2012
Story by: Kate Petrusa In today’s world, the notion of communal living and organic community farming may conjure colourful images of dreadlocked hippies, living off the grid in order to oppose the “system.”
Filed under: Growing Farmers, Spotlight | Tags: farming, growing farmers, local food, Mark Cormier, new farmer, Practicum
Posted by: ubcfarm | February 14, 2012
Story by: Kate Petrusa Sheila Poznikoff comes from a family of people who have always grown their own food: Italian immigrants to Canada and descendents of Russian Doukhobours.
Filed under: Growing Farmers, Spotlight Archive | Tags: farming, future, growing farmers, local food, new farmer, Practicum, Sheila Poznikoff
Posted by: Gemma | February 13, 2012 | no comments
On a typically rainy day in June 2010, a group of 80 Concert Properties staff gathered at the UBC Farm for a special volunteer event.
Filed under: Spotlight Archive | Tags: Concert Properties, Tapestry, Vantage Point, Volunteering, Wesbrook Village
Posted by: ubcfarm | October 27, 2011 | no comments
The UBC Farm Practicum in Sustainable Agriculture is a part-time, 8-month program that offers instruction and daily work experience in small-scale sustainable farm management.
Filed under: Spotlight Archive | Tags: future, Land and Food Systems, new farmer, Practicum, sustainable, Urban Agriculture
Posted by: jennhoney | September 20, 2011 | 2 comments
To many consumers, the tomato has become an indicator of food system health. Or – in the minds of foodies everywhere – the embodiment of a food system that’s lost its flavour.
Filed under: Spotlight Archive | Tags: fertilizer, plant science, Student projects, sustainable, tomato
Posted by: ubcfarm | June 1, 2011
The initial reinvention of the UBC South Campus farm was founded upon two visionary documents. The first, “Re-Inventing the UBC Farm,” provided a high-level vision for bringing together urban agriculture and forestry on the Point Grey campus, and the second, “Elaboration of an Alternative,” proposed a detailed physical plan and program for the south campus [...]
Filed under: History, Publications, Student Projects | Tags: land use planning, landscape architecture, papers, strategic planning, Student projects, Urban Agriculture
Posted by: ubcfarm | June 1, 2011 | no comments
“Mob Grazing” has received glowing reports of being everything from a recipe for healthier soils to a tool to fight climate change. How will it work at the UBC Farm?
Filed under: Spotlight Archive | Tags: animal behaviour, animal welfare, Joel Salatin, Land and Food Systems, Livestock, Temple Grandin, Urban Agriculture
Posted by: jacob | September 8, 2010 | no comments
UBC Farm is excited and honored to be named one of Canada’s most ambitious and successful farmers’ markets by Maclean’s Magazine’s OnCampus Edition.
Filed under: Spotlight Archive | Tags: Farmers Market, local food, MacLeans Magazine, McMaster University, student farmers market
