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Saturday Farmers’ Market Vendor Feature: Seed of Life Farm
Saturday Farmers’ Market Vendor Feature: Seed of Life Farm This week we are excited to feature one of our returning vendors who was a regular at our market last year: Seed of Life Farm. You may recognize the friendly faces of Krystyna and Jason, who started Seed of Life Farm just last year and offer […]
Saturday Farmers’ Market Vendor Feature: Tayybeh Syrian Cuisine
Saturday Farmers’ Market Vendor Feature: Tayybeh Syrian Cuisine This week we are excited to feature one of our new vendors for 2018: Tayybeh Syrian Cuisine. Founded by Nihal Elwan in late 2016 as a social enterprise to support Syrian women chefs in Vancouver, Tayybeh has grown from neighbourhood pop-up dinners to catering large crowds and […]
April 7: Optimizing Organic Amendments and Cover Crops with Dr. Gabriel Maltais-Landry
April 7: Optimizing Organic Amendments and Cover Crops with Dr. Gabriel Maltais-Landry April 7, 2017, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00p.m. MacMillan Building, Room 154. About the talk: Dr. Gabriel Maltais-Landry’s talk will focus on how optimal nutrient management is a critical aspect of sustainable farming systems, where nitrogen (N) and phosphorous (P) must be supplied in […]
March 28: Sustainable Intensification in Policy and Practice: The UK Story with Dr. Michael Winter
March 28: Sustainable Intensification in Policy and Practice: The UK Story with Dr. Michael Winter March 28, 2018, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Liu Multipurpose Room. Sustainable Intensification in Policy and Practice: The UK Story How do we increase agricultural production sustainably? The 2008 global increases in food prices led to a major new emphasis […]
March 2: “Grazed and Confused”: Panel on meat production, climate change, and sustainability
March 2: “Grazed and Confused”: Panel on meat production, climate change, and sustainability Friday, March 2, 2018, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Room 107 – Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory, 2202 Main Mall Grazing animals have a significant influence on anthropogenic greenhouse emissions from agriculture. This seminar will invite dialogue on topics related to meat production, […]
Sept. 27: Good Food in the City: How Cultural Ideas About Food Shape Street Vending Regulation
Sept. 27: Good Food in the City: How Cultural Ideas About Food Shape Street Vending Regulation September 27, 2017, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. MacMillan Building, Room 342. About the talk: Dr. Amy Hanser’s talk will focus on her most recent research project, looking comparatively at the regulation of street commerce in China and North […]
Decolonizing Research Methods Workshop, presented by the Future of Food Global Dialogue Series and the Food Systems Network
Decolonizing Research Methods Workshop, presented by the Future of Food Global Dialogue Series and the Food Systems Network Thursday, September 14, 2017 3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Liu Case Room, Liu Institute for Global Issues Join the Food Systems Network for this Future of Food Global Dialogue Series workshop on Decolonizing Research Methods (DRM). This […]
Sept. 6: Seed Saving, Participatory Plant Breeding, and Community Supported Agriculture: multi-actor innovation platforms to support small scale farming in Southwest China with Dr. Yiching Song
Sept. 6: Seed Saving, Participatory Plant Breeding, and Community Supported Agriculture: multi-actor innovation platforms to support small scale farming in Southwest China with Dr. Yiching Song September 6, 2017 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. MacMillan Building, Room 258 About Dr. Yiching Song: Dr. Yiching Song obtained her Ph.D in rural sociology and rural development in […]
April 5: Developing the first Qatar National Food Guide with Dr. Barbara Seed
April 5: Developing the first Qatar National Food Guide with Dr. Barbara Seed April 5, 2017 1:30p.m. – 2:45 p.m. CIRS, Policy Lab. Sustainability Principles in the First Qatar National Food Guide About the talk: Is a healthy diet a sustainable diet? Sustainable diets have the potential to unite nutrition, food systems, healthy ecosystems, and […]
March 30, 2017: Through the bees’ eyes: seeking food system sustainability with Dr. Claire Kremen
March 30: Through the bees’ eyes: seeking food system sustainability with Dr. Claire Kremen March 30, 2017, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory. About the Talk: Dr. Maltais-Landry’s talk will focus on how optimal nutrient management is a critical aspect of sustainable farming systems, where nitrogen (N) and phosphorous (P) must be […]