Thursday, April 14
Inside this Newsletter...
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What can Mother Trees teach us about climate justice?
An Earth Week special on old-growth forests and climate change featuring Mother Trees, climate litigation, and Indigenous knowledge. What lessons can we draw to advance climate justice?
Join UBC Professor of Forest Ecology, Suzanne Simard, and the Executive Directors of Sierra Club BC and CPAWS-BC, in a discussion moderated by Dr. Danielle Ignace, Assistant Professor of Forestry. Part of the Climate Justice Series.
Thursday, April 21 | 4:00 - 5.30 p.m. PDT
RSVP NOW
See all events for Earth Week, April 18-22!
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On April 21 at 7:00 p.m. join the Vancouver Food Policy Council and Mt. Pleasant Food Network for this in-person event at Mt. Pleasant Neighbourhood House.
Guest speaker, Seth Klein will discuss his book and share how to address the climate crisis with a “wartime approach” and ways government policies could galvanize our communities to work together.
Followed by a panel of climate and food experts invited to develop solutions together and speak to the climate effects on our food system in the Lower Mainland.
Register Now
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We have amazing community partners offering UBC students 6 placements this summer, including City Beet, Fresh Roots, Food Stash Foundation, North Shore Neighbourhood House, and Kasama Chocolate!
The career development in Land and Food Systems course (LFS 496) prepares UBC students professionally and academically for future careers through a mentored learning experience with a real food business or organization. Students apply the theory they gain from class through on-the-ground, food system-related work and course assignments that support their practical learning.
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Last Chance to Apply: Musqueam Student Stipend
Calling all UBC Musqueam students! Current UBC students from the Musqueam Indian Band are invited to apply for the Musqueam Student Stipend. This $5,000 stipend is for a Musqueam student in any UBC undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, or graduate program who is or plans to be engaging with us at the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm.
Applications must be received by: April 15, 2022
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Workshops: Spring Foraging
There are two workshops coming up that will teach you how to identify wild foods in spring; flowers, mushrooms, edible trees, shoots, and leaves. On April 21, learn more about harvesting Shoots, Leaves and Edible Trees, then come back for more spring foraging tips focused on how to SAFELY identify wild mushrooms on May 5.
In a lifetime of living, harvesting and cooking between the Coast Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, Chef Robin Kort has gathered an abundance of delicious local plants, wild mushrooms and fresh seafood into her kitchen. She advises us to take the utmost care to pick only what is abundant and leave the rest for other beasts!
We strongly suggest registering early as our workshops have limited seats.
We hope to see you (virtually) at our workshops soon!
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CSFS Researcher in the News
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"If you can help farmers do this profit mapping, essentially, on their farm, they can see 'Wow, I’m losing money on this bit of my field, it wouldn’t be so bad to put this into habitat'" - Dr. Claire Kremen
CSFS Associate Dr. Claire Kremen, a professor at UBC's department of zoology and Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, discussed what can be done to render agriculture less hostile to biodiversity and the climate.
Read the full story in Forbes.
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Currently Recruiting Market Vendors!
The 2022 UBC Farm Saturday Farmers' Market is currently open for vendor applications! Our 2022 season will run from June 4 – November 26 at UBC Farm, 3461 Ross Drive, every Saturday from 10:00AM – 2:00PM.
To see how we did in our 2021 market season, click here to view our 2021 Market Summary.
How to apply:
- Ensure that you make, bake, grow, or provide the service yourself
- As a member of the British Columbia Association of Farmers’ Markets (BCAFM), our market adheres principle that all products sold at the market must be made, baked, grown, or raised by the vendor themselves; we also commit to vendors whose products are made, baked, grown or raised in BC
- Review our Saturday Market Vendor Guidelines
- This website contains details about our market fees, logistics, guidelines, policies, health and safety, and how to apply; please familiarize yourself with these guidelines before applying
- Apply online and pay your application fee
We are currently seeking meat, dairy, and fruit vendors in particular but please feel free to share this widely within your networks for anyone you'd like to see at our market this year!
Questions at any time can be directed to ubcfarm.market@ubc.ca
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This podcast about the history of the UBC Farm is available to listen to and enjoy comfortably on both Stitcher & Apple Podcasts. Give it a listen and share it with friends!
Growing A Farm: the 20-Year Journey of the UBC Farm, is a limited podcast series hosted by current LFS student, Anisha Sandhu. This series tells the story of the beginnings of the Farm in 2001 and the against-the-odds story of saving it.
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