As part of UBC’s Sustainability initiative, the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, in partnership with Common Energy UBC and the UBC Commerce Undergraduate Society present Chew On This, a week-long series of lectures, panel discussions, and workshops.

Food Security, Eh? A Panel Discussion on Sustainable Food in a Canadian Context 

A diverse group of panelists will share their research and thoughts on the topic of Canada and what it means to have sustainable food in Canada. Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Speakers include:

• Dr. Andrew Riseman, Associate Professor of Applied Biology and Plant Breeding in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems; co-chair of the Campus Academic Plan committee working to guide the future of the UBC Farm.
• Dr. Sean Smukler, Assistant Professor of Applied Biology and Soil Science; Junior Chair, Agriculture and the Environment
• Dr. James Vercammen, Professor in both the Faculty of Land and Food Systems and the Sauder School of Business; research focussing on food and resource economics.
• Will Valley, Project Coordinator, Think&EatGreen@School
• Anelyse Weiler, Communications Coordinator, UBC Farm
• Sophia Baker-French, Registered Dietician; MSc Candidate in Human Nutrition; previous Research Assistant with Think&EatGreen@School; prior coordinator at the UBC Farm School Tours program.