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UBC professor calls for changes to pesticide regulations
UBC professor calls for changes to pesticide regulations March 10, 2023 CSFS Associate and LFS associate professor Dr. Risa Sargent is calling on the federal government to change regulations and reduce the use of harmful pesticides. “Neonicotinoids, which are still allowed and are being used in Canada, are negatively impacting bees and other ecosystem players that […]
Progressives, conservatives and climate change
Progressives, conservatives and climate change March 8, 2023 Sociology researcher and CSFS Associate Dr. Emily Huddart Kennedy argued that hate and disdain among progressives and conservatives prevent us from addressing climate change. “My interviews and survey research showed me that each of us cares about the environment,” notes Dr. Kennedy “certainly, we do so in ways […]
So-called ‘safe’ pesticides have surprising ill effects
So-called ‘safe’ pesticides have surprising ill effects March 8, 2023 CSFS Associates Risa Sargent, Juli Carrillo and Claire Kremen highlighted data pointing to the impact of pesticides on bees and on fishing around Japan. They looked at three cases of “safe” pesticides that adversely affected other organisms in the ecosystem. Read the full article at […]
We can’t stop climate change by hating each other
We can’t stop climate change by hating each other February 23, 2023 Sociology associate professor and CSFS Associate Dr. Emily Huddart Kennedy discussed her research about how stereotypes are affecting how people tackle climate change. Climate change “requires coordination and compromise – the sorts of qualities that emerge from relationships of trust and mutual respect. […]
LiteFarm: Discover the farm management application focused on sustainable agriculture
LiteFarm: Discover the farm management application focused on sustainable agriculture February 23, 2023 Developed at the CSFS, in collaboration with farmers and cluster members, LiteFarm is a free and open source web application aimed at managing diversified agricultural systems. Since 2020, the platform has also been used by the Cepagro team and seven other organizations […]
Surrey salmon hatchery rebuilding after 2021 flooding
Surrey salmon hatchery rebuilding after 2021 flooding February 15, 2023 CSFS Associate Tara Ivanochko, Professor of Teaching in Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences was interviewed about salmon hatcheries. “They’re a Band-Aid sort of targeted intervention when a stock is really depleted,” said Ivanochko. “But they shouldn’t be seen as the way that we proceed in […]
Food fight: The struggle for agricultural reform and food sovereignty
Food fight: The struggle for agricultural reform and food sovereignty February 15, 2023 The University of British Columbia magazine interviewed CSFS Associate Dr. Hannah Wittman on her research on food sovereignty, CSFS and UBC Farm research, and her roots in farming. “We’re trying to take an integrated approach so that students are trained holistically in […]
Unlocking the Potential of Diversified Farming: Exploring Benefits and Overcoming Barriers
Food at the Tipping Point: Ways Forward from a Food System in Crisis Unlocking the Potential of Diversified Farming: Exploring Benefits and Overcoming Barriers Diversified, small-scale and organic farming has the potential to support biodiversity on farmlands and increase farmer livelihoods. But transitioning to these systems can be challenging, especially for the small-scale growers who […]
Finding Unity: Integrating Environmental Health with Food Production
Food at the Tipping Point: Ways Forward from a Food System in Crisis Finding Unity: Integrating Environmental Health with Food Production It has become clear that the conventional way of producing food has a huge toll on the environment. We can see examples around the world of the environmental degradation from conventional food production, whose […]
Biomaterials: The Future of Food Packaging and Single-Use Plastics
Food at the Tipping Point: Ways Forward from a Food System in Crisis Biomaterials: The Future of Food Packaging and Single-Use Plastics Lettuce in a bag, plastic wrapped mushrooms, yogurt containers, berries in plastic clamshells. Food production is tied to the use and disposal of single-use plastics, but could biomaterials be a sustainable alternative? How […]