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Spring is drawing near and with that a breath of fresh air blows across the Farm. Our Future of Food Dialogues, community workshops, and other programs are starting up. Read on for details.
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Inside this Newsletter...
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FarmWonders Spring and Summer Day Camps
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BC Agriculture and Climate Change Education Series (BC ACCES)
Registration is now open for the BC ACCES! The four-part series is hosted with BC ACARN and the BC Ministry of Agriculture, and six education institutions across the province.
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Nature Vancouver Barn Owl Nest Box Campaign
Nature Vancouver helped us build the cutest Nest Box for the at risk Barn Owl species native to our wonderful BC coastlines. The nest box will provide our feathery friends a home to rear their young and a place for us to admire their adorable owlets.
Read more about these owls and the box here.
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Partner Farm Job Openings
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CSFS in the Georgia Straight
The Georgia Straight featured us and how we are responding to climate change with their article "UBC Centre for Sustainable Food Systems is a living lab for climate-smart agriculture." Read the article here.
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Internships Positions for May 2019
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Future of Food Dialogue Series
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The Future of Food Dialogue Series is back with this exciting talk from Dr. Harriet Friedmann. Dr. Friedmann will be presenting in Victoria on February 16th and on campus in Vancouver on March 6th about the impact of urbanization on seed politics and seed sovereignty. As always, the Future of Food Dialogues are free. Light refreshments will be served on March 6th.
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Community Workshops
We have an exciting list of workshops for you to learn from in 2019. Some classics from last season are coming back like wicker workshops and some new ones are entering the fold like sourdough making. Check them out below!
Seats are limited, so register early! UBC Students and faculty receive discounts.
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2019 UBC Farm Market Vendors and Wholesale Partners
We are still looking for occasional and weekly vendors selling produce, dairy, meat/seafood, beverages, prepared food, food trucks, crafts, nursery products, alcohol, and services. Spots are limited, so get in touch soon!
We are also looking for new partners to expand our network. If you, or a chef you know, would like to work with the UBC Farm on sourcing local produce for a menu please contact our Sales Manager, Matthew Delumpa.
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Farewell from Seeds of Life
After selling at our Saturday Farmers' Market for the past two years, Seed of Life Farm is moving on! Jason and Krystyna wanted to share the following message with the community:
"To all of our dear friends and customers at UBC, Seed of Life Farm is flying on to new adventures! We are leaving next week on a year around the world, to taste new cultures, broaden our perspectives on life and discover how farming is done in different countries! It has been more then a pleasure to spend our Saturdays with you for the last 2 seasons, you have been of an incredible support, we enjoyed your conversations, your smiles and your warmth. We hope to see you again on our farming path, until then follow us through our travel blog soon announced on our Facebook page, or write to us at seedoflifefarm@gmail.com. Thank you for supporting local agriculture and local artisans, you are the change we want to see in the world!"
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