Jacqueline Chan
Scout Vancouver: 2021 Vancouver Radicchio Festival
Scout Vancouver: 2021 Vancouver Radicchio Festival News Source: Scout Vancouver Fans of vegetables (and vegetable puns) cannot miss out on the ‘Bitter Together’ Radicchio Tasting Event, happening on October 20th (5-8pm) at Main Street’s farm-to-table restaurant, Burdock & Co. Scheduled as part of the 2021 Vancouver Radicchio Festival, ‘Bitter Together’ is a collaboration between FarmFolk […]
Centering Equity in Sustainable Food Systems Education
Frontiers in SFS: Centering Equity in Sustainable Food Systems Education News Source: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems October 28, 2021 “Systems thinking identifies innovative ways to reorient food systems toward the production and consumption of just, equitable, healthy, and sustainable diets and toward prioritizing access to affordable and culturally relevant food for all.” – Dr. […]
Work Learn Profile: Mackenzie Dorsey, UBC Farm Ambassador
Work Learn Profile: Mackenzie Dorsey, UBC Farm Ambassador What did you work on in this role? As the Farm Ambassador, I worked on a lot of outreach tasks. I would help out with events wherever needed. I ran the Outreach booth at the Saturday multi-vendor farmers’ markets, and answered any and all questions related about […]
UBC Climate-Friendly Food Label Survey
UBC Climate-Friendly Food Label Survey The soft launch of UBC’s first Climate-Friendly Food Label took place this summer in partnership with UBC Food Services, the SEEDS Sustainability Program, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, Department of Psychology and Faculty of Science – and we want to hear your feedback! Please take 5 minutes to complete […]
Work Learn Profile: Timothy Wong, Market Sales Worker
Work Learn Profile: Timothy Wong, Market Sales Worker What did you work on in this role? Running of the Tuesday/Saturday weekly Farmers Markets at the UBC farm, including set up of produce displays, processing harvested produce for sale, general set-up/take down of stalls, and general cashiering duties What did you learn in this position? I […]
Work Learn Profile: Camille Lyu, Saturday Farm Market Worker
Work Learn Profile: Camille Lyu, Saturday Farm Market Worker What did you work on in this role? In this role I worked on the operation of the Saturday Farm Market to ensure that the customers and vendors both have the best experience possible. What did you learn in this position? In this position I have […]
Work Learn Profile: Ashley Bell, Vegetable Field Worker
Work Learn Profile: Ashley Bell, Vegetable Field Worker What did you work on in this role? Cucurbits, goosefoots, and alliums What did you learn in this position? About the planting and harvesting methods of various plants, seeding, watering, processing, teamwork, and communication Why does this work matter? It’s important to maintain our organic food farms […]
Innovation on the Farm
Farm to Globe: Transforming Our Food Systems presents: Innovation on the Farm The agricultural industry has emerged as an epicenter of innovation and collaboration. From robots programmed to pick fruit in urban greenhouses to revolutionary e-commerce platforms, agriculture has proved itself as a hotbed of creative technological and practical solutions. While we often think of […]
CBC: Coyote attacks from after-hours partying and garbage in Stanley Park
Coyote attacks from after-hours partying and garbage in Stanley Park News Source: CBC, The Mike Smyth Show August 1, 2021 “I think there needs to be a more immediate response for the sake of the humans that are involved with being bitten and for the sake of no more coyotes dying.” – Dr. Kristen Walker […]
Kamloops This Week: Heat waves show that the agricultural sector needs support
Heat waves show that the agricultural sector needs support News Source: Kamloops This Week July 28, 2021 “They need to be pretty sure that if they’re replanting they need to choose varieties that are appropriate for the upcoming climate, not the climate we used to have.” – Dr. Hannah Wittman Dr. Hannah Wittman, CSFS Associate […]