Strategic Design of Diversified Cropping Systems to Increase Multifunctionality and Improve Grower Livelihoods
Cluster Hire in LFS Applied Biology, Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment, and CSFS at UBC Farm Research Seminar: Strategic Design of Diversified Cropping Systems to Increase Multifunctionality and Improve Grower Livelihoods Dr. Nicole Tautges Cropping Systems Research Lead Agricultural Sustainability Institute University of California, Davis Click here to fill out the Feedback Form for Dr. […]
Data for decision making about food
Research Seminar: Cluster Hire in LFS Applied Biology, Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment, and CSFS at UBC Farm Data for decision making about food Dr. Zia Mehrabi Research Associate Institute for Resources Environment and Sustainability University of British Columbia Click here to fill out the Feedback Form for Dr. Zia Mehrabi We live in a […]
Bridging soil processes and plant-microbiome interactions as a new framework for sustainable food systems
Research Seminar: Cluster Hire in LFS Applied Biology, Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment, and CSFS at UBC Farm Bridging soil processes and plant-microbiome interactions as a new framework for sustainable food systems: the example of silicon biogeochemistry Dr. Jean-Thomas Cornelis Associate Professor Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech Université de Liège Click here to fill out the Feedback […]
A retrospective of a plant pathologist: from the pathogen study to the host-pathogen interaction to breeding for resistance
Research Seminar: Cluster Hire in LFS Applied Biology, Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment, and CSFS at UBC Farm A retrospective of a plant pathologist: from the pathogen study to the host-pathogen interaction to breeding for resistance Dr. Gurcharn Singh Brar Research Officer Crop Development Centre/Department of Plant Science University of Saskatchewan Click here to fill […]
APBI & CSFS Cluster Hire Research Seminar Series
Research Seminar Series Cluster Hire in LFS Applied Biology, Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment, and CSFS at UBC Farm Please join us for a series of exciting Research Seminars, as part of the Faculty Cluster Hire in Plant and Soil Science, co-sponsored by SAGE, APBI, and CSFS. These ten short-listed candidates are giving seminars in […]
May 7: Is organic food more nutritious?
May 7: Is organic food more nutritious? Is organic food more nutritious than conventional? Join visiting Prof. Dominika Średnicka-Tober as she discusses research on the quality of organic food. Demand for organic foods is partially driven by consumers’ perception that they are more nutritious and can help them to maintain good health. Over the last […]
March 6, 2019: We All Live from the Land: Seeds of Recognition, Recognition of Seeds with Dr. Harriet Friedmann
March 6: We All Live from the Land: Seeds of Recognition, Recognition of Seeds with Dr. Harriet Friedmann In a time when more people live in cities than the countryside, it is challenging to think through the implications that we all live from the land, to take in deeply and practically what it means that […]
March 21: Grain by Grain: A Quest to Revive Ancient Wheat, Rural Jobs, and Healthy Food with Bob Quinn and Liz Carlisle and Bob Quinn
March 21: Grain by Grain: A Quest to Revive Ancient Wheat, Rural Jobs, and Healthy Food with Bob Quinn and Liz Carlisle and Bob Quinn Join organic farmer Bob Quinn and Stanford Lecturer Liz Carlisle for highlights from their new book, Grain by Grain. Drawing on Bob’s 30-year journey in regenerative organic agriculture and renewable […]
Nov. 28: Impacts of Local, Landscape, and Gardener Characteristics on Diversity, Ecological Networks, and Ecosystem Services in Urban Agroecosystems with Stacy Philpott
Nov. 28: Impacts of Local, Landscape, and Gardener Characteristics on Diversity, Ecological Networks, and Ecosystem Services in Urban Agroecosystems with Stacy Philpott Urban gardens are centers of food production in the city, and provide an array of benefits for biodiversity and gardeners, but less is known about socio-ecological interactions in gardens. In this talk, I […]
Oct. 24: Dual Talk Event on Indigenous Food Sovereignty with Mariaelena Huambachano and American Youth Food Justice with Morten Nielsen
Oct. 24: Dual Talk Event on Indigenous Food Sovereignty with Mariaelena Huambachano and American Youth Food Justice with Morten Nielsen Wednesday, October 24, 2018 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Room 254, Henry Angus Building (ANGU), UBC Indigenous Food Sovereignty and Wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand and Peru: ‘He kai kei aku ringa’—“the food is in my […]