March 29: “What is this thing called organic?” with Dr. Verena Seufert

March 29, 2017, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Liu Institute for Global Issues.

What is this thing called organic? How organic farming is codified in regulations

About the Talk:

Organic farming is one of the fastest growing sectors of world agriculture. Although it represents only 1% of world agricultural area, organic is one of the most recognized food labels and most people in developed countries consume some amount of organic food today. There is a wide range of interpretations of what organic means by different actors in the sector.

This event will expand on Dr. Seufert’s research examining different organic regulations from across the world to understand how they have codified the large diversity of ideas inherent in organic agriculture.

About the Speaker:

Dr. Seufert is a Post-Doctoral Fellow in UBC’s Land Use and Global Environment Lab. She is a geographer-ecologist interested in all things food and nature. Verena believes that food is what connects us in the most fundamental ways with nature. We depend on ecosystems, and we impact ecosystems through the way we produce, prepare and eat our food. Food defines our health, our cultures, our communities, and it defines our environmental footprint.

Free and open to the public. Event queries: ubcfarm.academic@ubc.ca