Opportunity for a student involvement

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My name is Lia Hart. I graduated from UBC in 2014 having taken a land and food systems course. I dropped by your office a while back, and I’m thinking of you again, as I have an opportunity for a student with the restaurant work I’m involved with as Kitchen Manager of East is East (eastiseast.ca), two family run Afghani-Indian fusion food restaurants on the west side of Vancouver. 

We have plans to grow food for the restaurant on ten acres of land over on the Sunshine Coast. The land is currently being cleared. This spring we are hoping to begin to grow the various varieties of vegetables available on a separate plot, and are wondering if any student might have an interest in getting involved with us.  

Some of our staff have experience with agriculture, but having an educated perspective of a student from your Land and Food Systems department might be mutually beneficial to both the restaurant and to your student.  

Issues of soil Ph, historical agricultural practices on the sunshine coast by the indigenous nations and settler communities, drainage, fertility, warding off potential wildlife, and quality produce production are issues we are starting to think about and face. 

We welcome any interested student to drop by the restaurants, and look forward to further communication. 

Kind regards,

        Lia

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