- April 17, Breadmaking with Florin Moldovan. 6-9pm, $35 (+$1.87 registration fee). Registration required.
- April 23, Shiitake Mushroom Cultivation Workshop. 5:30-7:30pm. Registration required.
- April 26, Intro to Cheese Making. 1:30-5pm (and on April 27) or 6-9:30pm, $40 (+$1.99 registration fee). Registration required.
- April 27, Advance Cheese Making. 6-9:30pm, $40 (+$1.99 registration fee). Registration required.
- May 1, Kombucha and Beyond. 5:30-8:30pm, $35 (+$1.87 registration fee). Registration required.
- May 11, Wild Edible Walking Tour. 10am-12pm, $25 (+$1.62 registration fee). Registration required.
Upcoming Workshops at the UBC Farm!
FNH students participate in Provincial Mission ImPULSEible Competition
FNH students competed in the BC finals of the Pulse Canada Mission: ImPULSEible competition.
On March 18, some students in our Food, Nutrition and Health (FNH) program participated in the 2013 BC Provincial Championship Pulse Canada Mission ImPULSEible food development competition. The students gathered in Vij’s Kitchen, located in our FNH building, to present their creations.
The contest was judged by Christine Farcas (Pulse Canada), Dominique and Cindy Duby (artisan chocolate-makers and owners of Wild Sweets), Judy Chan (sectional lecturer in FNH and faculty associate at the Center for Teaching Learning and Technology) and Melissa Salas (Culinary Chef and current FNH undergraduate student).
The Mission: ImPULSEible food development competition was created by Pulse Canada in 2009 as a way to get university and college students interested in using pulses and pulse ingredients in the development of new food products. Pulses are the “edible seeds of plants in the legume family” (Pulse Canada, 2013).
Provincial prizes were awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams in the amounts of $1000, $650 and $350 respectively. Jeffrey Ma, Claudia Ting and Marco Tang were selected as the winning provincial team and will have the opportunity to present their innovative pulse food products to a panel of judges at the national M:I event, held in conjunction with the Canadian Special Crops Association annual convention in Calgary in June 2013.
The results were as follows:
- Bean’n Butter – UBC FNH students Jeffrey Ma, Claudia Ting and Marco Tang
- Pulse Crunch – UBC FNH students Debbie Song, Kylene Tiu and Joy Lim
- Pulse Pops – UBC FNH students Isis Liang, Arisa Thamsuaidee and Jenny Ng
- neabisk – UBC FNH student Anna Cheung
New Student Internships at UBC Farm
Spring has arrived and with more than a dozen research projects being conducted on site this summer, we are looking forward to an exciting season. UBC Farm research projects represent unique opportunities for students to gain both theoretical knowledge and hands-on experiences in multiple areas of food sustainability. If you are or you know of any keen students eager to work out their brain cells and get dirt under their fingernails, check out these two opportunities:
Local Food Marketing
The growing popularity of farmer’s markets in Vancouver is undeniable. But what makes a farmer’s market succesfful? Research the social, ecological, and economic aspects of local food marketing AND gain direct, hands-on experience in the management of a farmer’s market management, the creation of new promotional material, exploration of new marketing avenues while learning about organic agriculture.
Deadline April 7th
Sustainable Human Waste Recovery
Waterless, urine-diverting, vermicomposting toilets. Take part in edgy research about this advanced technology. Safely extracting nutrients from human waste is a stepping stone of sustainability – don’t miss your chance to be part of it!
Deadline April 7th
For more information, please visit the Current Openings page or contact Véronik Campbell at ubcfarm.academic@ubc.ca.
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APBI Students Take 1st Place at PRSSS Poster Competition
Congratulations to Applied Biology / Soil Science student winners of the poster competition at the Pacific Regional Soil Science Society (PRSSS) held this past Saturday, March 16!
- 1st place & People’s Choice Award: Emma Avery, Yael Harr, Michelle Radley, Nicol Read, Heather Verdin (4th year APBI 402 students) for their poster “Kiwassa Neighbourhood House Garden“
[Original story: http://reachout.landfood.ubc.ca/pacific-regional-society-of-soil-science-poster-winners/]
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LFSUS Grad Dinner, March 22
Make sure you “save the date” as you won’t want to miss your graduation dinner with your fellow LFS students!
Location: Dockside Lounge on Granville Island from 6pm-12am.
Prices: Early bird tickets (before March 18th) are $50 for LFS students/faculty members and $60 for non-LFS students and guests.
Prices will increase after March 18th to $60 and $70.
Ticket includes: Appetizers, Dinner buffet, dessert buffet and 4 complementary beverages. If you want to buy your ticket now please go here or check out the facebook page. For more information please contact Emily.
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Volunteer opportunity for growers at BC Children’s Hospital
Feel like pitching in for a day or two? The Environmental Youth Alliance needs some passionate volunteers to lend a hand. For the kids!
BC Children’s Hospital and the EYA are working together with staff, families and patients to grow fresh veggies, fruits, herbs and flowers for the Mental Health building. These plants will be used in cooking, crafts, and also allow the kids hands-on opportunities to benefit from the healing effects of gardens.
They’re looking for experienced builders/landscapers/gardeners to help build garden beds, lay pathways and bring the space to life!
Dates: Sat March 23 – Sun March 24.
Time: 10am-4pm
Location: Children’s Hospital near Oak st and W 28th in Vancouver.
Email Julia at juliat@eya.ca to find out more. Please include which day(s) you can make it.
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Undergraduate Student Research Awards in Animal Welfare
The LFS graduate program in Animal Welfare anticipates having available one or more NSERC-USRA (Undergraduate Student Research Awards) for summer 2013.
Interested and qualified students should contact Animal Welfare Program Research Coordinator Chris McGill (chris.mcgill@ubc.ca) before February 25th. For details on NSERC-USRA visit
http://www.students.ubc.ca/careers/faculty-staff/hire-a-student/nserc-undergraduate-student-research-awards/
Criteria:
- Open to Canadian citizens or permanent residents
- Applicants must be registered (at the time of application) in a bachelor’s degree program (full time or part time) in the term immediately before holding the award
- Applicants must have obtained, over the previous years of study, at least a B+ average.
- Applicants must have completed (at the time they hold the award) all the course requirements of at least the first year of university study (or two academic terms) towards a bachelor’s degree
- Applicants must not have started a program of graduate studies in the natural science or engineering.
Graduating students are eligible for the award during the term immediately following the completion of their undergraduate program requirements, regardless of their graduation date, as long as they have not started a program of graduate studies.
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Volunteer Opportunity – Meet Your Maker 2013
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – MEET YOUR MAKER!
FarmFolk CityFolk and the Vancouver Farmers’ Markets are presenting the 5th annual MEET YOUR MAKER: Where small-scale food producers and buyers meet and grow their businesses!
Monday February 18, 2013
Polish Community Centre,
4015 Fraser Street (at King Edward Avenue) in Vancouver
The event itself is from 9:00am to 3:00pm, however, volunteers would be required to start at 7:30am and would be able to leave at approximately 4:00pm (or earlier…we’ll have to see how quickly we get cleaned up!)
You can view a short clip of our 2012 event at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayW1cRBiA2w
We will require 12 volunteers for this event. Tasks include:
- Helping set up tables etc (tables and chairs will already be set up, but we need table clothes put on etc)
- Staffing Registration Table
- Food Receivers (participants will be bringing lunch – it needs to be put away appropriately in long bar area – no kitchen use this year)
- Setting up coffee, tea, water area.
- Staffing coffee/tea/water area to ensure it’s always fresh, available…etc.
- Long Bar Supervisor – to oversee food prep activities.
- Lunch Supervisor – to oversee lunch service activities.
- Long Bar staff – to help prepare lunch (warming things up, putting things on plates, ensuring everything has a serving spoon, signage, etc)
- Serving staff – to put everything on the buffet line in a lovely looking manner, along with plates, napkins & cutlery.
- Clean up.
If you are available, please contact erin@farmfolkcityfolk.ca and indicate:
- if you have your FoodSafe certificate
- if you have any restaurant experience
- if you have your First Aid
- if you have a vehicle and if so, where would you be leaving from and are you able to carpool how many others?
- if you’ve volunteered before for Meet Your Maker, please tell me what you did!
All MYM Volunteers are asked to attend our fun and delicious MYM Volunteer Information Night
Wednesda,y February 13th
(6pm-8pm with Pizza!)
FFCF office, 1661 Duranleau, 2nd Floor
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LFS Student Job Board
Looking for a job? The LFS Student Job Board lists general employment vacancies on-campus and external vacancies related to the Land and Food Systems academic programs. Looking for other career resources? See our Careers Programs website!
Mission ImPULSEible: Student Food Development Competition
Good day FNH Students. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to develop a new food product using pulses as an ingredient.
Additional information:
- Pulses are the edible, dry seeds of legume plants and include peas, beans, lentils and chickpeas.
- In Spring 2013 (date to be determined) Pulse Canada will be holding a Provincial Championship in Vancouver, BC. All post-secondary students enrolled in a food science (or related program) are eligible to develop a product and enter the competition.
- Winners of the contest will receive $1,000 (1st place),$650 (2nd place), $350 (3rd place) prize money as well as the opportunity to compete against other provincial winners in June 2013 at the Nationals.
- Development costs (e.g. ingredients and other materials) can be reimbursed up to $50 with receipts.
For More Information:
Please contact Dr. Erin Friesen by December 1, 2012 if you would like more information or if you are interested in developing a product to enter into the contest.
Erin.Friesen@ubc.ca
Office 225 MacMillan
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