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Civil Eats Feature: Investment in Regenerative Agriculture Connects the Dots Between Soil and Plate
Civil Eats Feature: Investment in Regenerative Agriculture Connects the Dots Between Soil and Plate Dorn Cox and OPENTeam, who are members of the Diversified Agroecosystems Research Cluster, were recently featured in an article by Civil Eats about how regenerative agricultural practices can help invigorate consumer engagement in sustainability and green agriculture in North America. Read […]
The New American Farmer: Immigration, Race, and the Struggle for Sustainability
The New American Farmer: Immigration, Race, and the Struggle for Sustainability Thursday, November 21, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Join author Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern in a talk about her new book about the new influx of immigrant farmers in the United States. Although the majority of farms in the United States have US-born owners who identify […]
Sourdough Hands On
Sourdough Hands On About this Workshop Creating your own artisan sourdough is a lengthy but rewarding experience. The whole process usually spans over 2 days! In this 3-hour class, different stages of dough will be ready in advance to demonstrate as best as possible what to except when you’re doing it at home. You will […]
Mushroom Foraging
Mushroom Foraging About this Workshop In this workshop, foraging guide & chef Robin Kort will show you how to SAFELY find great tasting edible plants and wild mushrooms in BC forests. We’ll go for an easy stroll and identify all the mushrooms we find, focusing on easy mushrooms for beginners to learn. Chef Robin will […]
Making Shio Koji and Shoyu Koji
Making Shio Koji and Shoyu Koji About this Workshop Looking to add more Umami to your cooking? Join local Japanese food expert Kimiko Suzuki in preparing the authentic Japanese seasoning “Shio Koji” and “Shoyu Koji” in this hands-on class. Shio Koji is an ingredient in Japanese cooking with a history of at least a few […]
UBC Expert Views: Global Climate Change Action
UBC Expert Views: Global Climate Change Action CSFS Academic Director and Prof. Hannah Wittman, and Associate Member Prof. Kai Chan are featured among UBC experts in a Q&A on global action on climate change. Stay tuned for more announcements, including our support for the September 27 UBC Climate Strike, ahead of the global week of […]
Global News Video Feature: Kai Chan
Global News Video Feature: Kai Chan Kai Chan, IRES Professor and CSFS Associate Researcher, was featured in a recent Global News video segment called For every benefit, there is a similar kind of cost. In this interview, Chan challenges some of the recent comments put forth by former Finance Minister, Joe Oliver, about climate change […]
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 […]