Climate Change: How Nature Based Solutions Restore Balance
Farm to Globe: Transforming Our Food Systems presents: How Nature Based Solutions Restore Balance Let’s talk about the climate crisis. The first episode in our two part mini series on climate change will explore nature based solutions – what even are they and what are we doing to try to implement them around the world? […]
Taking on Food Insecurity with Our School Food Systems
Farm to Globe: Transforming Our Food Systems presents: Taking on Food Insecurity with Our School Food Systems Canada is one of the only industrialized countries in the world without a national school food program. In Canada, over two thirds of children don’t eat enough fruits and vegetables, and health concerns such as diabetes are at […]
Order Up: How Restaurants Adapted to the Pandemic
Farm to Globe: Transforming Our Food Systems presents: Order Up: How Restaurants Adapted to the Pandemic As everyone stayed home, no one was dining out. It is fair to say that the restaurant industry was one of the hardest hit by the pandemic and all its consequences. As revenue plummeted and businesses tried to stay […]
Canada’s Role in Local and Global Food Systems
Farm to Globe: Transforming Our Food Systems presents: Canada’s Role in Local and Global Food Systems Tune in for the first episode of our summer webinar series! The past year has made it clear that our food systems need fixing. This introductory episode will examine Canada’s place in the global food system and the importance […]
CSFS Associate Seminars: Dr. Simone Castellarin
The CSFS Future of Food Global Dialogue Series presents: CSFS Associate Seminars Regulated Deficit Irrigation Strategies for Saving Irrigation Water in Vineyards About this Seminar Water management in vineyards is arguably one of the major issues that the wine industry is facing. Climate change is forecasted to make precipitations more erratic and to increase temperatures […]
CSFS Associate Seminars: Dr. Kira Borden
The CSFS Future of Food Global Dialogue Series presents: CSFS Associate Seminars CSFS Associate Seminar: Adaptation and Mitigation: Dual Objectives for Addressing Climate Change in Diversified Agroecosystems About this Seminar Intentionally increasing the biological complexity of agroecosystems can enhance ecosystem function. In the context of climate change, this can mean adaptation to changing precipitation and […]
Take Nature as the Measure: The Search for Sustainability
Take Nature as the Measure: The Search for Sustainability Join us for a conversation between Wes Jackson, one of the founders of the sustainable agriculture movement, author Robert Jensen, as well as UBC professors Ramana and Hannah Wittman. In more than four decades as president of The Land Institute, Wes Jackson became widely known […]
Generating a more holistic understanding of the risks of pandemics, with Dr. Ivette Perfecto
Generating a more holistic understanding of the risks of pandemics Keynote Webinar with Dr. Ivette Perfecto On Friday, April 9th from 9:00 a.m. to 9:40 a.m. PST, join Dr. Ivette Perfecto as she discusses the importance of integrating ecological, social, and political factors for generating a more holistic understanding of the risks of pandemics. This […]
*Online* Finding Flowers: Examining Intersections of Art, Ecology and Pedagogy
The CSFS Future of Food Global Dialogue Series presents: *Online* Finding Flowers: Examining Intersections of Art, Ecology and Pedagogy About this Seminar Inspired by the late Mi’kmaq artist Mike MacDonald, the Finding Flowers project aims to build connections and knowledge about people, land and wildlife by bridging art and science. The loss of pollinators and […]
CSFS Associate Seminars: Dr. Siyun Wang
The CSFS Future of Food Global Dialogue Series presents: CSFS Associate Seminars *Online* Nature’s Weapon Against Bacterial Pathogens: Bacteriophages and Their Applications in Agri-Food About this Seminar Due to rising concerns associated with antibiotic-resistant pathogens, there are rekindled interests in using bacteriophages due to benefits such as their unique self-replication ability, lack of negative sensory […]