Fewer chemicals is good news for Earth’s ozone. Here’s why
Fewer chemicals is good news for Earth’s ozone. Here’s why December 5, 2022 CSFS Associate Dr. Tara Ivanochko (Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences) explained why we need to protect the Earth’s ozone. “For a period of time, we were using chemicals for things like refrigerants [a chemical used to make things cool] that […]
How this UBC-led team developed a first-of-its-kind farming app
How this UBC-led team developed a first-of-its-kind farming app December 5, 2022 Developed by a farmer-scientist partnership at UBC, LiteFarm is a free and open source management tool that enables farmers to manage their operations more sustainably. Team members Dr. Hannah Wittman (CSFS Associate), Kevin Cussen (LiteFarm Product Manager) and Dana James (post-doc at the […]
New UBC climate course partners with City of Vancouver to find carbon-reduction solutions
New UBC climate course partners with City of Vancouver to find carbon-reduction solutions November 14, 2022 Dr. Tara Ivanochko (Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences), CSFS Associate and the Sustainability Hub’s Academic Director, discussed the courses offered at UBC to study the impact of climate change. In Ivanochko’s lab, students are “coming up with creative […]
B.C. is in a crazy drought and scientists say climate change is to blame
B.C. is in a crazy drought and scientists say climate change is to blame October 20, 2022 CSFS Associate Dr. Kai Chan (Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability) said hotter, drier summers, drought and fires are consistent with what climate scientists have been saying we should expect. “Food production is suffering, salmon are suffering, there […]
Some farmers in B.C. able to extend harvesting while others struggle with drought
Some farmers in B.C. able to extend harvesting while others struggle with drought October 17, 2022 Dr. Sean Smukler, Land and Food Systems and new CSFS Director, explained how the drought in B.C. is affecting farmers differently. “The crops that are well established and just need a little bit of water in this late season […]
Sean Smukler to be new CSFS Director
Announcing our new Director A message from Dean Rickey Yada October, 2022 I am pleased to announce that Sean Smukler will become the new Director of the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm, effective January 1, 2023. Many of you are familiar with Sean who is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of […]
‘It was obviously shocking in the best way possible’: Patagonia pledges profits to the Earth
‘It was obviously shocking in the best way possible’: Patagonia pledges profits to the Earth October 3, 2022 Dr. Kai Chan, CSFS Associate and professor in the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability and the Institute for Oceans and Fisheries, commented on the donation of Patagonia to an environmental non-profit, including similar actions in the company’s history. […]
The flower industry has a thorny environmental problem — and plastic is just part of it
The flower industry has a thorny environmental problem — and plastic is just part of it October 3, 2022 Dr. Kai Chan, CSFS Associate and professor at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability and the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, discussed the environmental impacts of the industrial farming of flowers. “Depending on where the […]
Food Insecurity Affects Nearly 1 in 6 Canadian Households
Food Insecurity Affects Nearly 1 in 6 Canadian Households September 16, 2022 “We know that food insecurity takes a major toll on people’s physical and mental well-being and adds significant costs to our healthcare system,” says Dr. Jennifer Black, CSFS Associate and Associate Professor of Food, Nutrition, and Health. In her recent research, Dr. Black […]
B.C. researchers tout promising progress on oral insulin tablets
B.C. researchers tout promising progress on oral insulin tablets September 8, 2022 Researchers led by CSFS Associate Dr. Anubhav Pratap-Singh have developed oral insulin tablets as a replacement for daily insulin injections. “These exciting results show that we are on the right track in developing an insulin formulation that will no longer need to be injected before every […]