First Annual UBC Farm Research and Education Symposium

Category(-ies): Community Events

You are invited to the first annual UBC Farm Research and Education Symposium, Friday April 1, 2005, 9am - 4pm, lunch provided. The event will be held, rain or shine, at the UBC Farm. Registration cost is $15 ($10 – students).

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Posted by Eric La Fountaine at 11:18 AM on February 28, 2005

Vancouver Food Policy Presentation

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The Vancouver Food Policy Council will present a panel discussion on local food system issues on March 2, at 7:30pm. Panel members include: Devorah Kahn, Coordinator, Vancouver Food Policy Council; Susan Kurbis, Founder, Environmental Youth Alliance; and Moura Quayle, Dean, UBC Faculty of Agriculture.

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Posted by Eric La Fountaine at 10:45 AM on February 25, 2005

UBC Botanical Garden Collections Data

Category(-ies): Web Site News

UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research has begun to make its plant collections data available online:

UBC Botanical Garden Plant Collections

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Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 6:06 PM on February 11, 2005

Celebrating Canadian Heritage

Category(-ies): Botanical Garden News

UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research is proud to announce that it has joined Heritage Canada's and plans to participate in CHIN's Virtual Museum of Canada.

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Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 3:59 PM on February 11, 2005

Upcoming Seedy Saturdays!

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What is Seedy Saturday?

From the Seedy Saturday site:

“Seedy Saturdays are public events, for the betterment of the local gardening community, often organized and operated by volunteers. They bring together home gardeners, seed savers, native plant collectors, agriculture conservation groups, and community gardeners as well as local seed companies that sell open-pollinated varieties of vegetables, fruits, flowers, grains and herbs.”

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Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 3:45 PM on February 11, 2005