Looking for LFS Frosh Leaders

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Winnie Ng

A message from the LFS Frosh planning committee, who are looking for Frosh leaders now:

To make this year’s Land and Foods Systems Frosh the very best, we will need a lot of help! By working with us you will be able to build leadership skills, great networks, and meet unforgettable people! But that’s not all, you will be given food as well as the fantastic Frosh T-shirts. All pumped up now? Apply to become a Frosh Leader or a Logistic Leader now!

For more information about Frosh, please visit their website.

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Sustainability Course Listings

Posted on August 21, 2013 by nlim20

The UBC Sustainability Initiative has created their own course listing that compiles undergraduate and graduate courses offered at UBC that address environmental, social, and techno-economic aspects of sustainability. You can search by theme, faculty or department!

Interested in taking a course relating to sustainability next year? Check out the Sustainability Course List.

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BC SPCA Volunteer Opportunity

Posted on August 19, 2013 by nlim20

The BC SPCA is looking for an Applied Animal Biology student as their SPCA Certified Program Volunteer to help with administration in their program. There is a minimum time commitment for this position. For details on this opportunity and how to apply, check out the SPCA volunteer posting here. Apply as soon as possible! 

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2013-14 Tri-Mentoring Applications are open – deadline September 23

Posted on August 14, 2013 by nlim20

Apply now to be a part of the 2013-14 LFS Tri-Mentoring program! 

This program creates networking opportunities through “triads” that consist of a junior student, a senior student and an industry professional, all in the same field of interest. Students can engage with each other and those working in the industry to learn valuable skills while benefiting from the advice from each other. This is not a job-seeking program but one that will provide students with more insight into the workforce, career paths and connect them with others. 

Applications are available on the *new* LFS Tri-Mentoring website at http://trimentoring.landfood.ubc.ca. Applications are due September 23. We appreciate you taking the time to apply but only those chosen for the program will be notified in mid-October.

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Fishery Volunteer Opportunity for late-August

Posted on August 9, 2013 by nlim20

Skipper Otto’s Community Supported Fishery is looking for a volunteer to work part-time from late-August to December 2013. For more information about this opportunity, check out Skipper Otto’s Volunteer Posting or visit our LFS Student Jobs Board. Application deadline is August 20. 

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August Workshops at the UBC Farm

Posted on August 9, 2013 by nlim20

Summer is still here! Here are some workshops happening at the UBC Farm:

 

Three Sisters in The Kitchen: A Traditional Maya Cooking Class

Join members of the UBC Farm Maya in Exile Garden for an interactive traditional cooking workshop this August. Learn some of the medicinal and culinary uses of various herbs and vegetables grown in their garden. In this workshop, participants will learn how to make the delicious yerva Mora salad; the steamed and sauté amaranth (bledo) with squash blossoms with freshly made tortillas. Try your hand at making fresh tortillas, and enjoy the garden-fresh dishes you prepare!

Date: Saturday August 10th, 2013
Time: 2-4pm
Location: UBC Farm Centre
Cost: $35 + fees
Registration: http://aug10mayacooking.eventbrite.ca/

Deliciously Decorative: A Garlic Braiding Workshop

Join us at the UBC Farm for an evening dedicated to preserving and storing UBC Farm softneck garlic and flower harvests in a decorative way.

You will leave the workshop with a beautiful braid of your own making from organically-grown garlic and flowers organically-grown on the UBC Farm. Approximately 1lb of garlic and decorative flowers are included in workshop price.

Date: Wednesday August 14th, 2013
Time: 6-7:30pm
Location: UBC Farm Harvest Hut Lawn
Cost: $35 + fees ($25 student price)
Registration: http://garlicbraidingaug14.eventbrite.ca/

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Hastings-Sunrise Community Food Network – Survey Volunteers needed by Sept 9

Posted on August 6, 2013 by nlim20

The Hastings-Sunrise Community Network Food Coordinator is looking for 4-5 volunteers ASAP to help develop and implement a food security survey for the community in September. As part of this survey, students are expected to:

– help develop the survey to determine the community’s level of food security, the gaps and how the community feels it can be improved. A draft survey has been compiled (August)

– administer the survey through various strategies including online, at community events, where people buy food and to the food program participants (September) 

– tabulate the results 

– provide data to an illustrator and Storybook author for reporting (October)

Volunteers should have experience developing and administering a survey, must be fluent in Cantonese and/or Mandarin to translate the survey, and have the capacity to create a picture-oriented survey. 

Please email Joanne MacKinnon (info@hscfn.com) with expressions of interest by September 9, 2013. More information will be provided. 

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Ecojustice and Sustainability Education Graduate Program – application deadline September 30

Posted on July 25, 2013 by nlim20

The Faculty of Education is offering a new graduate cohort program with a focus on Ecojustice & Sustainability Education. This MA/MEd in Curriculum Studies is offered in Vancouver, beginning January 2014. Application deadline is September 30.

For more information about the program, please visit their website or check out their poster below.

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BCFN Young Earth Solutions — Ideas to Change the Food System

Posted on July 24, 2013 by ethanYVR

Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition Young Earth Solutions competition.  For students and researchers under the age of 30.  Submit your ideas for projects to change the food system to win a cash prize of €1000 and the opportunity to participate in a 2014 research project with BCFN. Ten finalists will present their projects to a panel of food system experts at the 5th International Forum on Food and Nutrition in November in Milan, Italy in November.

The theme of this year’s competition is: Food and Sustainability: How to reduce our environmental impact, guaranteeing health and food accessibility for all.

Deadline for applications  extended to August 1, 2013. Enter online through the BCFN website – http://foodtank.org/.

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Volunteer at Agora Cafe! – applications due Sept 6, 2013

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Winnie Ng

Agora Cafe (in the basement of the MacMillan Building) is looking for student volunteers for the new school year. If you are interested, please visit the Agora Cafe website for more information.

Applications are due September 6th, 2013

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