{"id":4924,"date":"2018-10-30T08:18:28","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T15:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/?p=4924"},"modified":"2018-10-30T08:18:28","modified_gmt":"2018-10-30T15:18:28","slug":"mfre-friday-seminar-nov-2-vertical-farming-the-future-of-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/post-4924","title":{"rendered":"MFRE Friday Seminar – Nov 2: Vertical Farming: The Future of Agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"

MFRE Speaker Series<\/a><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

Speaker<\/span><\/b>: Nick Brusatore, Founder at Vertical Designs<\/span><\/p>\n

Topic:<\/span><\/b> Vertical Farming: The Future of Agriculture<\/span><\/p>\n

Date & Time:<\/span><\/b> Friday, Nov 2 2018 3 \u2013 5 pm<\/span><\/p>\n

Venue:<\/span><\/b> MCML 160<\/span><\/p>\n

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About the Speaker:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

An early pioneer in the vertical farming space, Nick Brusatore is a known design expert in the commercial production of plants using vertical growing technology to fully automate and accommodate low cost production with high level of quality. Mr. Brusatore has been Chairman of the Applied Research Board at The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) and nominated for the award of excellence in Canada Agriculture. Nick was the initial funder and founder of Affinor Growers and Vertical Designs and the current holder of two global vertical farming patents. He is currently funding a state of the art facility under construction for Cannabis on his property in Abbotsford BC.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Please also find attached a poster with more details.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

All are welcome!<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Kind regards,<\/span><\/p>\n

Shristee<\/span><\/p>\n

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Shristee\u00a0Rahman<\/span><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0MFRE
\nEducational Researcher
\nLand and Food Systems\u00a0|\u00a0Master of Food and Resource Economics
\nThe University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
\n<\/span>348A<\/span>-2357 Main Mall\u00a0|\u00a0Vancouver British Columbia\u00a0|\u00a0V6T 1Z4 Canada
\n<\/span>shristee.rahman@ubc.ca<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\n<\/span>http:\/\/mfre.landfood.ubc.ca<\/a><\/span><\/u><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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