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 […]
Developing Organic Vegetables for a Changing Canadian Climate
Food at the Tipping Point: Ways Forward from a Food System in Crisis Developing Organic Vegetables for a Changing Canadian Climate Chris Thoreau and Aabir Dey talk us through what CANOVI is all about View this post on Instagram A post shared by CSFS at UBC Farm (@ubcfarm) Meet Weijia Wang, the new postdoc leading […]
Regrowing Agriculture
Farm to Globe: Transforming Our Food Systems presents: Regrowing Agriculture Humans have been cultivating food for thousands of years. Today the agricultural industry is a result of layers of power structures and political systems. In this episode we will be exploring how to move forward in a way that celebrates diversity, champions sustainability, uplifts workers […]
From Lab to Field: Genomic, Microbial, Biogeochemical Studies
Farm to Globe: Transforming Our Food Systems presents: From Lab to Field: Genomic, Microbial, Biogeochemical Studies The sterile environment of the laboratory seems a world away from the soil of the farm. However, our panelists will prove that what we can learn in the lab can change the way we farm forever. From looking at […]
Organic, Biodynamic, Regenerative: What’s Really Healthy for Our Soil?
Farm to Globe: Transforming Our Food Systems presents: Organic, Biodynamic, Regenerative: What’s Really Healthy for Our Soil? Nowadays, as we stroll up and down the aisles of the grocery store and peruse the weekend farmer’s market, we are confronted with a lot of choices. Organic certification, produced using biodynamic methods, grown on a no-till farm […]
Cultivating Biodiversity: Agricultural Landscapes and the Biodiversity Crisis
Farm to Globe: Transforming Our Food Systems presents: Cultivating Biodiversity: Agricultural Landscapes and the Biodiversity Crisis We are in a crisis like never before. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services has found that over one million animal and plant species are threatened with extinction, and many are already there. What’s this got […]
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 […]
Climate Change: Mobilizing Industry to Make a Difference
Farm to Globe: Transforming Our Food Systems presents: Mobilizing Industry to Make a Difference Many of us are doing our best to lower our impact on the planet – taking shorter showers, bringing a reusable cup, supporting local and much more. However, in order to make a big difference in the climate crisis we need […]