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 […]
FAO Newsletter Feature: Structuring Markets for Resilient Farming Systems
FAO Newsletter Feature: Structuring Markets for Resilient Farming Systems Hannah Wittman, CSFS Academic Director, co-authored a publication that was featured in the latest Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations newsletter, with Vivian Valencia (Wageningen University) and Jennifer Blesh (University of Michigan). This article shows how the convergence of public policies supporting mediated […]
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 […]
Feeding Growth Friends Brewing Creativity
Feeding Growth Friends Brewing Creativity Feeding Growth Alumni, Max Rivest the co-founder of Wize Monkey and Mauricio Lozano from Faculty Brewing Co. have been featured in an article by Vancouver is Awesome. The unique partnership has created the world’s first coffee leaf infused beer. “Our brewery is focused on education, collaboration and innovation, and this […]
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 […]
Researcher Profile: CSFS Associate Navin Ramankutty
Researcher Profile: Navin Ramankutty CSFS Associate, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Global Environmental Change and Food Security, UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs and the Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability What does your current research focus on? I study food security and sustainability on a global scale, with a few of […]
Georgia Straight features CSFS
Georgia Straight features CSFS The Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm is a Living Laboratory. The Georgia Straight article mentioned how the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems helps farmers adapt to climate change and research ways to overcome the challenges brought on by climate change. “The 24-hectare UBC farm at the university’s Point […]
Infant Food Insecurity in Canada
Infant Food Insecurity in Canada Researcher Dr. Lesley Frank, professor of sociology at Acadia University and a 2018 CSFS visiting scholar, was featured on CBC’s The Current talking about her work on infant food insecurity in Canada. Dr. Lesley Frank first became involved in infant feeding issues as an outreach worker, promoting the “Breast is […]