Food and Agriculture Institute @ UFV
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The Food and Agriculture Institute at UFV is dedicated to advancing food security through intensive agriculture and sustainable land use.
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21-07-2018 19:36:32
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Did you know? The Punjabi Canadian Legacy Project was recently showcased in U of Fraser Valley's Skookum Magazine! Royal BC Museum #pclp blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2018/07/p…
Insights into food system sustainability transformation, report on the EAT Stockholm Food Forum, science-based global platform fledgeresearch.ca/2018/07/27/rep… via FLEdGE Research Florence Egal
Food and Agriculture Institute @ UFV encourages everyone to use packaging responsibly. These folks might want to try again.
Exactly what I said. Drought in California & US South West. Rain & floods wash away soil & reduce crops in US corn belt & wash chemicals into the sea. We only produce 43% of our basic food. Yet we flood #SiteC & destroy #RichmondBC farms with mega-mansions theguardian.com/environment/20…
Canadian food pros talk about easing into drastic new diet guidelines to save the planet thestar.com/life/health_we… via Toronto Star
Sweet potatoes from the U of Fraser Valley Food and Agriculture Institute @ UFV UFV Agriculture #innovativecropsinswbc project (sponsored by Real Estate Foundation of BC) !
Join UFV Agriculture for an open house & tour of the Agriculture Dept U of Fraser Valley Chilliwack on 30 March!! events.ufv.ca/events/agricul…
Dr. Renee Prasad from U of Fraser Valley discussing our collaborative work on diversifying veggie production-we're at the Seeds of Knowledge showcase!
Friday! Enhance your farming operation w/carrots & sweet potatoes (the latter from our work on #innovativecropsinswbc supported by Real Estate Foundation of BC)
BC sweet potatoes for dinner? Sample tarts & give feedback Sat. 5Oct, 1-3ish at Wisbey Veg on #3 Rd! Part of U of Fraser Valley work sponsored by Real Estate Foundation of BC
Happy to be representing Food and Agriculture Institute @ UFV as a panelist at #everychefneedsafarmer event today, organized by team working with Lana Popham #buybc