MFRE Speaker Series

Speaker: Dhruv Sood, Fresh Prep | Co-Founder

Topic: Helping Busy People Create World-Class Dinners.
Date & Time: Friday, September 6th, 2019 at 3:00pm
Venue: MCML 160

 

About the Speaker: 

Fresh Prep helps busy people create world-class dinners in minutes with prepared recipe ingredients delivered weekly to your door. No grocery shopping. Zero prep required.

With a lifelong interest in building things and solving problems, entrepreneurship wasn’t what Dhruv Sood set out to do, but it naturally became his path. Today he finds himself leading Fresh Prep, the Vancouver-based meal kit service with co-founders Husein Rahemtulla and Becky Brauer. A recipient of BC Business’ 2018 30 Under 30 awards, Dhruv graduated from the University of British Columbia focusing his studies on Finance and Logistics.

Prior to starting Fresh Prep, Dhruv worked an array of jobs. From part-time security guard to equity research associate, each role brought new perspectives and innovative ideas he was able to bring to Fresh Prep as the business grew. He loves continuing to build Fresh Prep. With what little time he has outside of growing Fresh Prep, he enjoys playing tennis and continues to make up diets for himself that don’t make it past day one.

Hope you can make it!

Regards,

Paulina Gonzalez Miranda  MFRE
Educational Researcher
Faculty of Land and Food Systems
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
paulina.gonzalez@ubc.ca
https://mfre.landfood.ubc.ca/

UBC – Faculty of Land and Food Systems Announces The Oral Examination for the Degree of

Master of Science (Plant Science)

Yifan Yan 

Impact of temperature regimes on flavonoid accumulation in “Merlot” grapes (Vitis Vinifera L.) 

Friday, September 13th, 2019 at 12:00 noon
Room 220 – Food, Nutrition and Health Building

Chair:
Dr. R. Cerri 

Supervisory Committee:
Dr. S. Castellarin – Supervisor
Dr. J. Carrillo – Committee member
Dr. V. Measday – Committee member
Dr. R. Guy – Committee member

Defense Committee Composition
Dr. S. Castellarin – Supervisor
Dr. V. Measday – Committee member
Dr. R. Guy – Committee member
Dr. A. Rosado – External examiner

Everyone is welcome

The Canadian Foundation for Food and Agricultural Education invites applications for The Karl C. Ivarson Agricultural Scholarship. This scholarship is open to agricultural science students from the province of Alberta. Students may be enrolled in any post‐secondary institution within or outside the province of Alberta. In 2019, two awards will be granted: $10,000 Masters level $17,000 PhD level Candidates must hold Canadian Citizenship or Permanent Residence status in Canada and be enrolled in their graduate program for at least one semester beyond the application deadline. Deadline for applications is October 18, 2019 Scholarships are awarded on the following basis, but not necessarily placed in order of importance: 1.   Academic achievement 2.   Areas of study 3.   Community Involvement 4.   Career interests 5.   Letters of recommendation This scholarship was created by Dr. Karl C. Ivarson through a gift to the Canadian Foundation for Food and Agricultural Education.  Application Guidelines, Application Form and Referee Form can be found at http://cffae.ca/ivarson-agricultural-scholarship/. Canadian Foundation for Food and Agricultural Education 300 Earl Grey Drive, Suite 233, Ottawa, Ontario K2T 1C1 manager@cffae.ca    |     www.cffae.ca

UBC – The Faculty of Land and Food Systems Announces The Oral Examination for the Degree of

Master of Science (Human Nutrition)

Mirjana Valdes 

Plant-based dietary practices in Canada: Examining definitions,

prevalence and determinants of animal source food exclusions

using the 2015 Canadian Community Health Survey-Nutrition 

Thursday, September 19, 2019 at 9:30am
Room 220 – Food, Nutrition and Health Building

Chair: Dr. Y. Lamers 

Supervisory Committee:
Dr. J. Black – Supervisor
Dr. G. Veenstra – Committee member
Dr. A. Conklin– Committee member

Defense Committee Composition
Dr. J. Black – Supervisor
Dr. G. Veenstra – Committee member
Dr. A. Conklin– Committee member
Dr. N. Ramankutty – External examiner

Everyone is welcome

The 2020 UBC Farm Practicum in Sustainable Agriculture is now accepting applications!

The UBC Farm Practicum can be taken as either a seven-month (April – October), or as a five-month (April – August), experiential-learning program.  The program is part-time (approximately 20 hours per week), and is designed for aspiring farmers, urban gardeners, environmental educators, and students with an interest in applying their learning about sustainable agriculture and food systems. The program is often taken as a non-credit Certificate program; however, 6-9 academic credits are available for interested students.

Participants gain a deeper understanding of agricultural management and small-scale farming, and a network of incredible people to support them along the way.  The main approach to learning within the program is hands-on practice.  Participants carry out seasonal farming activities with leadership provided by UBC Farm staff in the greenhouses, gardens, fields, orchards, and at our farmers’ markets. In addition, the program includes numerous guest speakers, field trips to various farming operations within the province, and access to a plot at the UBC Farm for individual and shared production.

The UBC Farm is a 24-hectare gem, the largest urban farm in Vancouver, British Columbia, and situated on a site with numerous research, educational, and community outreach activities.

Please see the UBC Farm Practicum website for detailed information and access to the online application:

http://ubcfarm.ubc.ca/community/practicum-in-sustainable-agriculture

All applications received by September 24th will be considered for Early Admission.  All applications for the Regular Deadline pool are due by October 27th.  Please note: To enroll in the Practicum program, you do NOT have to be a UBC student or post-secondary student.

A Practicum Open House will occur on  September 14^th, 12 pm – 2 pm.  We will provide a forum to ask questions, meet current practicum students, and receive a tour of the site.  No registration is needed.

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