Event Tag Archives: UBC Future of Food

Future of Food SeriesUBC Future of Food Global Dialogue Series

    The UBC Future of Food Global Dialogue Series has a new website! Please visit http://futureoffood.landfood.ubc.ca for details on this campus-wide initiative bringing together food security and sustainability experts from across the university and North America to regularly engage the UBC community and the public around the Global Food System, including topics such as climate change, food security, biodiversity, social […]

Future of Food SeriesDr. Craig Borowiak – Postcapitalist Politics in a Divided City: Mapping Community Gardens in Philadelphia

February 17, 2017 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Liu Institute for Global Issues, Multipurpose Room, UBC No RSVP required. The first hour of this event will feature a talk by Dr. Craig Borowiak on how urban agriculture fits within larger solidarity economies and post-capitalist politics in the U.S. It will include findings from an initiative to […]

Angela-Mcintyre_TalkParticipatory Food Security Research with Rural South African Communities

Join this UBC Future of Food global dialogue series talk with Dr. Angela McIntyre – We were Healthier when it used to Rain: Participatory Food Security Research with Rural South African Communities. March 1, 2017 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Liu Institute for Global Issues – Multipurpose Room Although nutrition transition explains to some degree […]

Future of Food SeriesWorker Justice & Food Security

Join us for this UBC Future of Food global dialogue series talk on Worker Justice & Food Security: Insights from Chicago’s Restaurant Opportunities Centre United and University of Guelph’s Research on Temporary Migrant Workers in Canada with Anthony Peeples & Dr. Jill Bucklaschuk. March 17, 2017 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Policy Lab, Centre for Interactive Research […]

Wastewater ReuseDr. Bejoy K Thomas – Whose water? Challenges and complexities in wastewater reuse in peri-urban Bangalore, India

Join us for this UBC Future of Food global dialogue series talk on the challenges and complexities in wastewater reuse in peri-urban Bangalore, India with Dr. Bejoy K Thomas, a Liu Institute Visiting Fellow. March 23, 2017 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm AERL 120, Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory, UBC Vancouver campus   Wastewater reuse has become an […]

Organic FoodDr. Verena Seufert – What is this thing called organic? How organic farming is codified in regulations

Join us for this UBC Future of Food global dialogue series talk on how organic farming is codified in regulations with Dr. Verena Seufert. March 29, 2017 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Multipurpose Room, Liu Institute for Global Issues, UBC Vancouver campus This event will expand on Dr. Seufert’s research examining different organic regulations from across the world to understand how […]

SunflowersDr. Claire Kremen, Berkeley Food Institute, University of California Berkeley

Join us for this UBC Future of Food global dialogue series talk with Professor Claire Kremen on “Through the bees’ eyes: seeking food system sustainability,” co-sponsored by the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, The Centre for Sustainable Food Systems and the Biodiversity Research Centre at UBC. March 30, 2017 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm AERL 120, Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory, UBC Vancouver campus […]

VegetablesDr. Barbara Seed – What is a healthy and sustainable diet?

Join us for this UBC Future of Food global dialogue series talk on what makes up a healthy and sustainable diet with Dr. Barbara Seed. April 5, 2017 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm Policy Lab, Centre for Interactive Research Sustainability, UBC Vancouver campus Is a healthy diet a sustainable diet? Sustainable diets have the potential to unite nutrition, food systems, healthy […]

Dr. Gabriel Maltais-Landry – Optimizing the use of organic amendments and cover crops to maximize agronomic and environmental benefits

Join us for this UBC Future of Food global dialogue series talk on how optimizing the use of organic amendments and cover crops can maximize agronomic and environmental benefits with Dr. Gabriel Maltais-Landry. April 7, 2017 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm MCML 154, MacMillan Building, UBC Vancouver campus Gabriel Maltais-Landry is a postdoctoral fellow at UBC ‘s Faculty of Land […]