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Have a little hope for the globe on Earth Day
Have a little hope for the globe on Earth Day News Source: Toronto Star April 22, 2022 “The answer to a world in which humans and nature are in sync starts with a transformative change that realigns the economic, political and societal.” – Dr. Kai Chan CSFS Associate Dr. Kai Chan, research chair at the […]
Connection to Land as a Source of Resilience for Urban Indigenous Youth in Child Welfare
Connection to Land as a Source of Resilience for Urban Indigenous Youth in Child Welfare By the Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Final Report, and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous […]
Don’t Miss Out on the ‘Spring Foraging’ Workshop with Chef Robin Kort This April
Don’t Miss Out on the ‘Spring Foraging’ Workshop with Chef Robin Kort This April News Source: Scout Magazine Apr 14, 2022 “The UBC Farm hosts a wide range of workshops covering diverse skills in gardening, cooking, fermenting, and foraging.” – Scout Magazine We thank Scout Magazine for promoting our upcoming online workshop focused on learning […]
Farmers Can Profit By Setting Aside Marginal Lands As Habitat
Farmers Can Profit By Setting Aside Marginal Lands As Habitat News Source: Forbes Mar 27, 2022 “If you can help farmers do this profit mapping, essentially, on their farm, they can see ‘Wow, I’m losing money on this bit of my field, it wouldn’t be so bad to put this into habitat'” – Dr. Claire […]
New social media hub at UBC to address climate change
New social media hub at UBC to address climate change News Source: CBC BC Today, CBC On the Coast, Global, CKNWMornings with Simi, Spice Radio, Vancouver Sun, and The Province Mar 12, 2022 “Transformative social change really takes way more than those private actions … when you change social norms and put pressure on the system to change in particular ways. […]
CANOVI Webinar: Breeding Carrots for Production, Resilience, Flavour, and Fun in Organic Systems
CANOVI Webinar: Breeding Carrots for Production, Resilience, Flavour, and Fun in Organic Systems Media Source: eOrganic Mar 25, 2022 “Learn about fundamental concepts and strategies that are key to successful carrot breeding work” CSFS Associate and CANOVI Project Lead, Solveig Hanson, recently visited Washington State to cohost a carrot breeding webinar with our collaborators at Organic […]