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Science World Feature: What Would it Take to Regenerate our Rainforests?
Science World Feature: What Would it Take to Regenerate our Rainforests? Sean Smukler, Land and Food Systems Associate Professor and CSFS Associate Researcher, was featured in a Science World article titled What Would it Take to Regenerate our Rainforests? Smukler addresses many of the issues inherent in current agriculture and deforestation practices and how these […]
Eating Tomorrow: The Battle for the Future of Food
Eating Tomorrow: The Battle for the Future of Food Thursday, October 24, 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Join author Timothy A. Wise in a conversation with Dr. Jennifer Clapp and Sophia Murphy about concentrated economic power in the world’s food systems. In his book, Eating Tomorrow, Wise makes a convincing case that increasing the industrial […]
Japanese Pickles
Japanese Pickles About this Workshop Learn the art of making Japanese-style pickles! In this workshop, participants will learn how to make traditional Japanese Nukazuke pickles as well as Asazuke (quick pickles). Nuka is the Japanese word for rice bran. When brown rice is “polished” to make a whiter rice, every grain of rice is slowly […]
Fall Pies from Scratch
Fall Pies from Scratch About this Workshop Fall flavors are full gear, it’s your chance to wow your crowd at Thanksgiving this year! In this class, we will see how to make easily 3 different pies, fall flavored, and you’ll get your try at rolling dough and preparing your own apple pie to take home! […]
The Rise of Mega-companies in the Global Food System: Implications for Justice and Sustainability
The Rise of Mega-companies in the Global Food System: Implications for Justice and Sustainability Tuesday, October 8, 2019 from 12:30PM-2:00PM A shrinking number of ever larger “mega-companies” command enormous influence over the global food system. The Liu Institute for Global Issues is hosting a talk with Jennifer Clapp discussing this issue. In this talk, Jennifer […]
Bird Survey – Vancouver Natural History Society
Bird Survey – Vancouver Natural History Society We welcome people with all levels of birding knowledge to join in the Nature Vancouver monthly bird survey around the UBC Farm. All that is required is an interest in birds! Bring binoculars if you have them. The monthly survey takes from two to four hours, depending on […]
Putting Your Garden to Bed for the Winter
Putting Your Garden to Bed for the Winter About this Workshop The best gardeners know that gardening doesn’t begin in the spring, it begins in the fall! Learn techniques for over-winter soil-building, soil protection in rainy rainy Vancouver, and pest and disease prevention for the following year. Set yourself up for success while your garden […]
Strategic Plant Choices for Sustainable Agriculture
Strategic Plant Choices for Sustainable Agriculture About this Workshop From xeriscaping to food supply, from butterfly attractants to deer repellents, various plants provide various functions and we can pick and choose amongst them to find the ones that best suit our needs, location and climate. This workshop will focus on how to choose from a […]
Practicum Program Open House
Practicum Program Open House Saturday September 14, 2019 from 12:00PM-2:00PM We are offering an Practicum Open House as an opportunity to tour the Farm, meet current staff and students, and ask questions about the our practicum program. We will provide a forum to ask questions, meet current practicum students, and have a tour of the […]