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SUMMARY:UBC Farm Student Symposium
DESCRIPTION:With more than 150 student projects conducted in collabora
 tion with more than ten different faculties and schools, the UBC Farm 
 generates much needed information about food system science, farming t
 echnologies,community engagement and environmental stewardship while g
 iving students the opportunity to learn in a unique and increasingly r
 are hands-on way.\nOrganized by the UBC Sustainability Ambassadors, a 
 University Sustainability Initiative program that promotes and develop
 s sustainability education for UBC students, the Symposium showcases t
 he unique learning experience offered at the UBC Farm.\nCome for the w
 hole day or stop in for any part of it! Full schedule below.\nWhat you
  can expect\n- Fascinating presentations by undergraduate and graduate
  students, professors, researchers, Practicum of Sustainable Agricultu
 re alumni and engaged community members around topics ranging from abo
 riginal landbased initatives, environmental design and landscape archi
 tecture, forest stewardship and agroforestry, and sustainable agricult
 ure. - Tea, coffee and a tasty local lunch (by suggested donation of $
 3)\n- Fellow UBC Farm supporters, student and faculty researchers, com
 munity farmers, practicum alumni and other interesting folks with whom
  to share your curiosty for food sustainability!\nSchedule\n8:30 - Cof
 fee, Tea & Registration\n9:00 - Welcome to the UBC Farm Student Sympos
 ium, Ms. Véronik Campbell 9:15 - Musqueam Land Acknowledgement, Mr. L
 arry Grant\n9:30 - Provost's Opening Remark, Dr. David Farrar, Provost
  & Vice President Academic\n9:45 - Cultivating Place, Dr. Andrew Risem
 an, UBC Farm Academic Director\n10:00 - Investigation into Culturally 
 Sensitive Building Styles for UBC Farm Aboriginal Hub, Michael Peters,
  Christine Yi, Tim Shi\n10:30 - Indigenous Land based Initiatives at t
 he UBC Farm, TBA\n11:00 - Morning Break; Coffee, Tea, and Morning Trea
 ts\n11:15 - UBC Farm New Farm Centre: Creating learning experiences fo
 r the students, Edward Porter 11:45 - Environmental Design & the UBC F
 arm New Farm Centre, Shelley Long\n12:15 - LUNCH Baby spinach, marinat
 ed beets, shaved fennel, toasted spicy Chilliwack walnuts, apple & gin
 ger vinaigrette, Vancouver Island smoked tofu & mixed bean chili with 
 wild mushrooms and hot peppers\nArtisan bread\n1:15 - Cultivating Fore
 st Stewardship, Dr. Stephen Mitchell 1:30 - UBC Farm Agroforestry Init
 iatives through the Directed Studies Lens, Montana Goddard\n2:00 - Rev
 iving the UBC Farm Honey Bee Engagement Program, Nicky Grunfeld\n2:30 
 - Afternoon break; Coffee, Tea & Cookies\n2:45 - Sowing Seeds Practicu
 m - UBC Farm Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture, Doug Zaklan, Zakl
 an Farm\n3:15 - UBC Farm & Education Graduates\nTathali Urueta-Ortiz, 
 Coordinator Intergenerational Landed Learning Program\n3:45 - Seed Sav
 ing, Melanie Sylvestre\n4:15 - Free Choice Feeding for Pasture Raised 
 Laying Hens, Jacob Slosberg\n4:45 - Closing Remark, Amy Frye, UBC Farm
  Director\n \nFor more information contact Véronik Campbell, ubcfarm
 .academic@ubc.ca.\n\nFor more information visit http://villagevancouve
 r.org/events/ubc-farm-student-symposium
DTSTART:20130315T160000Z
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CATEGORIES:symposium, conference, students, speakers, education, lunch
LOCATION:UBC Student Union Building
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