Raccoons get a reputation makeover
(Alana Paterson/The Wall Street Journal)
December 7, 2022
CSFS Associate Dr. Sarah Benson-Amram (Forest & Conservation Sciences, Zoology) discussed her research that is mapping raccoon social networks.
Toronto, British Columbia and McGill Named Among Top 100 Best Universities In World
Toronto, British Columbia and McGill Named Among Top 100 Best Universities In World
December 5, 2022
Ranked 35th in the global universities report, UBC snagged a score of 77.5 and the number two spot among Canadian universities.
The 58,590-student university in Vancouver was noted for its national TRIUMF subatomic physics laboratory, the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm and the Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention.
Read the full article at Immigration.ca and Canada Immigration News.
Fewer chemicals is good news for Earth’s ozone. Here’s why
Fewer chemicals is good news for Earth’s ozone. Here’s why
(NASA)
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 would get released into the atmosphere and break down the ozone,” said Dr. Ivanochko.
Read the full article at CBC Kids.
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
(Hannah Wittman/LiteFarm)
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 CSFS) discussed how the app is supporting the transition to climate-resilient agriculture.
“We’ve grown from a handful of farms in BC to more than 2,300 farms in more than 120 countries. We’ve been inspired by the ingenuity with which our users employ LiteFarm to run their farms,” said Cussen.
Read the full article at Daily Hive.
Saskatchewan farmers, researchers worry investor-bought land ’empties out the countryside’
Saskatchewan farmers, researchers worry investor-bought land ’empties out the countryside’
Farmer Terry Boehm is concerned about the future of his community and other farming towns as the price of land creeps up. (Sam Samson/CBC)
December 2, 2022
Kat Aske, Practicum Field Coordinator at the UBC Farm, commented on how the market value of farmland in Alberta is completely disconnected from how much farmers can make on the land.
“This is a massive problem,” Aske said. “As farmland prices rise, this becomes more of a pervasive problem because fewer and fewer actors or people are able to purchase land at all.”
Aske was recently part of a research team based at the University of Manitoba looking into how farmland tenure is changing on the Prairies.
Read the full article at Yahoo News Canada and at The Bharat Express News.
Practicum Program Open House 2022
Practicum Program Open House
Tuesday, November 29th, 5:00 p.m.
Our Practicum Open House is an opportunity to virtually tour the Farm (from the perspective of the Practicum program), meet current staff, and ask questions about our Practicum program.
Date
Tuesday, November 29, 2022 | 5:00PM – 6:00PM PST
Location
Online over Zoom
Register hereApply by Dec. 10 – UBC Farm Practicum in Sustainable Agriculture
Apply by Dec. 10 – UBC Farm Practicum in Sustainable Agriculture
November 17, 2022
Be part of the future of farming and food systems. Join the UBC Farm Practicum in Sustainable Agriculture!
Our Practicum program is a hands-on educational program providing students with a full growing season of experience. The six-month experiential learning program is designed for aspiring farmers, environmental educators, gardeners, and students interested in applying knowledge about sustainable agriculture and food systems.
The 2023 program runs from April 8 to October 20. UBC students are eligible to receive from six to nine credits. Non-students encouraged to apply.
The deadline to apply has been extended to December 10th. Applications received by the original deadline, November 29th, will be prioritized. Apply here.
Best fall and winter farmers’ markets to shop in Metro Vancouver
Best fall and winter farmers’ markets to shop in Metro Vancouver
November 14, 2022
Daily Hive featured UBC Farm as one of the best farmers’ markets to visit in Metro Vancouver.
Our Saturday Multi-vendor Farmers’ Market features organic UBC Farm produce, a variety of local vendors selling meat, mushrooms, fruit, vegetables, nursery plants, baked goods, alcohol, coffee, and prepared foods, alongside food trucks and local artists! Come check out our last two Farmers’ Markets of the year on Saturday, November 19 and 26 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
See the full list at the Daily Hive.
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
Thousands of people rally at the Vancouver Art Gallery and march through the city to bring attention to the global climate change issue. (Ric Ernst/PNG)
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 and innovative ways of engaging citizens and connecting them with the city’s climate action goals, and helping them understand how to really make a difference in the City of Vancouver.”