Vancouver Sun, The Province, and CKNW: Consumers more likely to buy ‘ugly’ produce labelled ‘ugly’
Consumers more likely to buy ‘ugly’ produce labelled ‘ugly’ News Source: Vancouver Sun, The Province, and CKNW March 9, 2021 “When it comes to selling “ugly” produce, don’t beat around the bush.” – Siddhanth Mookerjee Based on research conducted at the UBC Farm, a new Sauder study found that consumers are more likely to buy unattractive […]
The Star and Yahoo: Community-run food hubs and better food security
Community-run food hubs and better food security News Source: The Star, Yahoo March 2, 2021 “About two-thirds of B.C.’s food is imported, according to a 2020 report commissioned by Metro Vancouver. Most will have gone through some degree of processing facility that transforms raw ingredients into everything from canned beans to cuts of beef.” – […]
CTV and Vancouver is Awesome: Meet Kip, the three-legged coyote living at UBC
Meet Kip, the three-legged coyote living at UBC News Source: CTV, Vancouver is Awesome February 24, 2021 “No, the tri-yote doesn’t need help.” – Brendan Kergin News outlets featured a coyote spotted on UBC’s Vancouver campus and spoke with Dr. Kristen Walker, CSFS Associate and professor in UBC’s Faculty of Land and Food Systems. Check out […]
The Star: Meet a young agrologist helping organic farmers with their green production goals
Meet a young agrologist helping organic farmers with their green production goals News Source: The Star January 13, 2021 “We all learned how to recycle because of school campaigns. We then took that information home. We have a large school population, and food security education can help shape those minds.” – Amy Norgaard The Star […]
Vancouver Sun and The Province: Increased COVID-19 variant severity not enough evidence for B.C. authorities
Increased COVID-19 variant severity not enough evidence for B.C. authorities News Source: Vancouver Sun, The Province February 24, 2021 “Epidemiologists prefer studies of tens of thousands of cases and months of observation.” – Dr. Leonard Foster Dr. Leonard Foster, CSFS Associate and head of UBC’s department of biochemistry and molecular biology, says that while there […]
Biodiversity Research Photo Competition Results
Biodiversity Research Photo Competition Results Warren Wong, a PhD student in Dr. Juli Carrillo’s lab and CSFS student member, won the BRC Photo Competition’s Community Choice Award. His photograph is of a parasitoid (spotted wing drosophila) inside a raspberry. The image is shown to the left of this text, as well as in this link […]
Delta Optimist: Delta seeing decline in soil organic matter
Delta seeing decline in soil organic matter News Source: Delta Optimist February 21, 2021 “Critical to soil health, the organic matter is on the decline in Delta and throughout the Fraser Valley.” – Dr. Sean Smukler Delta Optimist reported on a study which shows that organic matter is on the decline in Delta and throughout […]
The Star and Yahoo: How regenerative agriculture is putting hope in the soil
How regenerative agriculture is putting hope in the soil News Source: The Star, Yahoo February 18, 2021 “This reality is something all Canadians should be concerned about, as soil is integral to our ecosystem and the source of our food.” – Gabrielle Bastien Dr. Sean Smukler, CSFS Associate and a professor at UBC’s Faculty of Land […]
Cepagro: (Portuguese) International Cooperation Project – Projeto De Cooperação Internacional
(Portuguese) International Cooperation Project – Projeto De Cooperação Internacional News Source: Cepagro January 22, 2021 “A aceleração da crise climática global ameaça cada vez mais a segurança alimentar e nutricional das populações do campo e da cidade” (Translation: The acceleration of the global climate crisis is increasingly threatening the food and nutritional security of rural […]
The Conversation: Protecting Biodiversity – Farmers and Agriculture
Protecting Biodiversity – Farmers and Agriculture News Source: The Conversation February 3, 2021 “Given population pressure, it is not politically feasible to increase the extent of protected areas. The question is, how will Africa provide space for its wildlife and food production?” – Dr. Terry Sunderland Dr. Terry Sunderland, CSFS Associate and professor in the […]