Poster for our COVID-19 webinar series

Webinar Series: Building Resilient Food Systems During COVID-19 and Beyond

Future of Food Webinar Series Building Resilient Food Systems During COVID-19 and Beyond Our webinar series features many of the foremost food systems experts from UBC and across BC. The series focuses on investigating the food system from all angles, creating a space to ask fundamental questions on how we can increase resiliency in the […]
Biodiversity Project: Baby Wildlife Pictures

Biodiversity Project: Baby Wildlife Pictures

Biodiversity Project: Baby Wildlife Pictures Some new arrivals for UBC Farm’s resident wildlife have recently been spotted by our summer biodiversity monitoring team! Our array of remote wildlife cameras have been capturing images of a mother coyote and her two pups frequenting the farm grounds, and the biodiversity team had a close encounter with a […]
The Role of Innovation in Building a Food-Secure Future

The Role of Innovation in Building a Food-Secure Future

Building Resilient Food Systems During COVID-19 and Beyond Webinar: The Role of Innovation in Building a Food-Secure Future In early May, the Canadian government committed $252 million to help farmers and food processors manage through COVID-19, and it deemed workers in the food supply chain an essential service. Join Dr. Rickey Yada, Professor and Dean […]
Global News BC Feature: Susanna Klassen

Global News BC Feature: Susanna Klassen

Global News BC Feature: Susanna Klassen “There is needed to be a rapid shift in where food is going and how its being processed and packaged and our food system isn’t totally set up to deal with this scale…” Susanna Klassen, a PhD candidate working with the CSFS, recently said in an interview with Global […]
PWIAS Q&A: Dr. Hannah Wittman

PWIAS Q&A: Dr. Hannah Wittman

PWIAS Q&A: Dr. Hannah Wittman Since long before the COVID-19 pandemic, our Academic Director, Dr. Hannah Wittman, has been researching better ways to put food on tables in British Columbia and around the world. The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies recently did a Q&A with Dr. Wittman about how COVID-19 is affecting the food […]
The Conversation Feature: Dr. Jennifer Black

The Conversation Feature: Dr. Jennifer Black

The Conversation Feature: Dr. Jennifer Black “More than food banks are needed to feed the hungry during the coronavirus pandemic.” Dr. Jennifer Black, CSFS Associate and LFS Professor, recently co-authored an article in the Conversation on the issues with food banks and challenges of addressing food insecurity during COVID-19 through food banks. Check out the full […]
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Welcoming Sean Smuckler as Interim Academic Director!

Thank you Juli and welcome Sean! We want to say a heartfelt thank you to Juli Carrillo for gracefully stepping into the unknown and taking on the role of Interim CSFS Academic Director during Hannah Wittman’s study leave this past year. Juli helped guide the CSFS with keen insight, heart, and dedication. She always looked […]
Globe and Mail Feature: Dr. Hannah Wittman

Globe and Mail Feature: Dr. Hannah Wittman

Globe and Mail Feature: Dr. Hannah Wittman “What we need is to build a resilient, regional food system that can produce a wide range of foods, and that can protect the future growing capacity of the land, so that it can pivot to adapt to crises like this,” said Dr. Hannah Wittman in a recent […]
BC Food Web COVID-19 Food Systems Resources

BC Food Web COVID-19 Food Systems Resources

BC Food Web COVID-19 Food Systems Resources We know that it’s been hard to sift through the plethora of resources coming out every day about COVID-19, so we have compiled a list of COVID-19 food systems resources, media articles, and other content on the BC Food Web. We’ve created this repository for BC producers, processors, and […]