This Friday at the MFRE Industry Insight Series we will host Heather Farmer and Alain Guy speaking about Sole Food: Transforming Urban Space Into Street Farms.

The MFRE Industry Insight Series is a weekly speaker series hosted by the UBC Master of Food and Resource Economics (MFRE), and designed to provide students first-hand knowledge of the important issues that are rapidly reshaping the current climate, food and environmental sector.

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Sole Food: Transforming Urban Space Into Street Farms

 

Speaker: Heather Farmer & Alain Guy

Date: November 17, 2023

Time: 3:00-4:30 pm

Location: Room MCML 160

 

About Sole Food:

Sole Food Street Farms is an internationally recognized social enterprise that transforms vacant urban land into street farms. Our mission is to empower individuals with limited resources by providing jobs, agricultural training, and inclusion in a supportive community of farmers and food lovers.

Alain Guy is a farmer and community member with 15 years of experience. Since joining Sole Food in 2009, Alain has held many roles on the farm including field supervisor and propagation house lead. Heather Farmer is Sole Food’s Program and Administration Director. Heather is responsible for the day-to-day management and advancement of Sole Food and Cultivate Canada Society’s missions. Together, Alain and Heather look forward to sharing industry insights from Sole Food’s experience farming in the heart of the city

 

The MFRE Industry Insights Series – Connecting Students to Industry Leaders

Join this weekly series which features industry experts and provides students first-hand knowledge of the important issues that are rapidly reshaping the current climate, food and environmental sector.

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Master of Food and Resource Economics (MFRE) | Faculty of Land and Food Systems
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
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