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Introduced bumble bee dominates Lower Mainland pollinator surveys
Introduced bumble bee dominates Lower Mainland pollinator surveys April 19th, 2024 Risa Sargent, who heads the Plant Pollinator and Global Change lab in LFS, and master’s student Sarah Knoerr are featured in a UBC News story to discuss raising concerns about the number of common eastern bumble bees—an introduced species—being found in the wild and in research […]
An Indigenous ecologist on why we need to stop and listen to save the planet
An Indigenous ecologist on why we need to stop and listen to save the planet April 19th, 2024 Forestry professor Dr. Jennifer Grenz discussed her new book Medicine Wheel forthe Planet: A journey toward personal and ecological healing, and how joining Western science and an Indigenous worldview makes for better science. Indigenous ecologist Jennifer Grenz has spent decades working to protect […]
Reshaping agriculture: How to fight climate change with farming
Reshaping agriculture: How to fight climate change with farming March 8th, 2024 The future of farming is about more than just producing food—agriculture can help combat climate change. But we need to transform the way we think about farming. When we consider farmers as stewards of the land, modern agricultural practices can help us build […]
In Canada, the Forest Gardens of the Indigenous Kitselas Emerge From Oblivion
In Canada, the Forest Gardens of the Indigenous Kitselas Emerge From Oblivion January 16th, 2024 Jean-Thomas Cornélis talks about his research with Jennifer Grenz, Chelsey Armstrong (SFU), and Kitselas, Sts’ailes and Hanamuwx Indigenous partners. Their research combines archeology and pedology, documenting Indigenous forest-garden agricultural methods. Cornélis works hand-in-hand with the indigenous Kitselas to document the […]
Ontario woman files proposed class-action lawsuit over salmonella-tainted cantaloupes
Ontario woman files proposed class-action lawsuit over salmonella-tainted cantaloupes January 3rd, 2024 An Ontario woman who became ill after eating cantaloupe is the lead plaintiff in a second proposed class-action lawsuit filed over cantaloupe-linked salmonella infections across the country. Cantaloupe is grown in bushes and is particularly vulnerable to salmonella carried by wild animals, such […]
Climate Resilient Farming: Bok Choy and Rice
Food at the Tipping Point: Ways Forward from a Food System in Crisis Climate Resilient Farming: Bok Choy and Rice Learn about Wendel’s research on rice growing techniques View this post on Instagram A post shared by CSFS at UBC Farm (@ubcfarm) Learn about Amanda’s research on shading bok choy View this post on Instagram […]
Is the Future too Bright?
Food at the Tipping Point: Ways Forward from a Food System in Crisis Is the Future too Bright? Meet Daphne and the “ALANizers” she designed View this post on Instagram A post shared by CSFS at UBC Farm (@ubcfarm) Learn about why research on ALAN is important View this post on Instagram A post shared […]
Beyond the Fields: Exploring On-Farm Biodiversity
Food at the Tipping Point: Ways Forward from a Food System in Crisis Beyond the Fields: Exploring On-Farm Biodiversity Dr. Matt Mitchell talks about the biodiversity project at the UBC Farm View this post on Instagram A post shared by CSFS at UBC Farm (@ubcfarm) Why monitor biodiversity? Matt Mitchell explains the purpose behind the […]
LFS 496 Student Profile: Asalah, Farm hand at City Beet Farm
LFS 496 Student Profile: Asalah, Farm hand at City Beet Farm Supervisor: Liana Glass What do you study? Environment and Sustainability What was your work placement? Assisting with harvesting vegetables + flowers for City Beet’s weekly CSA and markets! What did you get out of doing this placement? I loved getting a deeper look + […]
LFS 496 Student Profile: Malli, Farm hand at City Beet Farm
LFS 496 Student Profile: Malli, Farm hand at City Beet Farm Supervisor: Liana Glass What do you study? Urban Forestry What was your work placement? Helping out with harvesting and processing for CSA boxes and later soil testing project What did you get out of doing this placement? Working with City Beet Farm, I gained […]