The Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm is a research centre and local-to-global food hub working towards a more sustainable, food-secure future.
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Thursday, February 11, 2021 (12:00pm - 1:00pm PST)
*Online* Finding Flowers: Examining Intersections of Art, Ecology and Pedagogy
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National Observer and The Star Feature: Colin Dring, UBC PhD candidate
National Observer and The Star Feature: Why one PhD student wants everyone to learn about food systems, equity and justice “When we think of the food bank, we’re not necessarily thinking that people who use the food bank should have a say in the decisions or the kinds of services offered or the kinds of […]
The National Observer Feature: Dr. Navin Ramankutty
The National Observer Feature: Dr. Navin Ramankutty “Industrial agriculture is associated with myriad environmental impacts, from nitrous oxide emissions tied to excessive fertilizer use to hurting pollinators through habitat destruction.” Dr. Navin Ramankutty, professor and Canada Research Chair in Global Environmental Change and Food Security, recently gave input in The National Observer regarding the sustainability […]
The National Observer Feature: Dr. Jennifer Black
The National Observer Feature: Dr. Jennifer Black “We know that there’s this co-existence of food insecurity and mental health problems. It’s a feedback loop, where one makes the other worse.” Dr. Jennifer Black, CSFS Associate and LFS Professor, recently commented in The National Observer about the impacts of COVID-19 on two related topics, food security […]
The Star and IndigiNews feature: xʷc̓ic̓əsəm Garden
The Star and IndigiNews feature: How this birth worker carries on the teachings of her great grandmother “The foods that we eat — the pieces of the land, the berries, the fish, and the roots — get transformed into our food, which transforms into our bodies, all of our cells and DNA, and that gets […]
WIRED feature: Dr. Leonard Foster
WIRED feature: Dr. Leonard Foster “If that compound can be discovered or identified, then for sure, it could be used as a way to ward off the Asian giant hornet.” Dr. Leonard Foster, professor at UBC Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and beekeeper at the UBC Farm, recently gave comments on WIRED. Honeybees use animal excretions […]
ZME Science Feature: Dr. Zia Mehrabi
ZME Science Feature: Dr. Zia Mehrabi “There’s an assumption that we’re going to be able to target everyone with these new technologies and everyone is going to be able to benefit.” Dr. Zia Mehrabi, CSFS Associate, recently gave input to ZME Science about how advanced technology could create more inequality and divide, due to the […]