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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 […]
Cheese 101: Let’s Make Mozzarella and Burrata
Cheese 101: Let’s Make Mozzarella and Burrata About this Workshop Eat cheese while making cheese. This is a hands-on class. We will make Mozzarella and Burrata under an hour while learning the basic science of cheesemaking. We will taste a variety of local and global cheeses while learning how to differentiate the groups of cheeses […]
Woodland Herb Walk
Woodland Herb Walk About this Workshop Beneath the canopy of the tall Pacific Northwest conifers, we will meander through a forested area, learning about the many uses of these spectacular trees as well as the beautiful, little plants beneath them that call this type of forest home. From medicine to building to domestic and food […]
Garden Herb Walk
Garden Herb Walk About this Workshop Stroll through the fabulous gardens of UBC Farm, learning how to differentiate plants using identifying features and applying both common and Latin names. Learn about their many uses for humans, animals and the environment in which they grow and how the different flavours of a plant help to indicate […]
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 […]
Community Workshop Feature: Kimiko Suzuki, Cooking Instructor & Food Writer
Community Workshop Feature: Kimiko Suzuki, Cooking Instructor & Food Writer What is your name and what do you do? My name is Kimiko Suzuki and I am a cooking instructor at Cook Culture and Well Fed Studio and a food writer for Vancouver’s local Japanese language newspaper – Shinpo. Where are you from originally? I […]