Media Advisory: Pollinator Picnic at UBC Farm
On Saturday, June 28, celebrate the hardworking heroes of our food system – pollinators!
Shopping Locally for Produce in Canada: Why It Matters and How to Start
Shopping Locally for Produce in Canada: Why It Matters and How to Start Our actions can help build a stronger and more sustainable food system. When you walk through a farmers’ market or pick up a box of produce from a Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) program, you are doing more than just buying fruits and vegetables […]
Flavour of the Month: Contrasting Flavours
We asked Tim Carter, Field Manager at UBC Farm, what his favourite flavour was! Read more about Tim’s take on contrasting flavours.
Engaging the community through food systems initiatives
Two projects co-led by LFS received 2024-25 Community-University Engagement Support funding.
Building Resilience: The UBC Farm’s Strategic Plan to Transform Food Systems
In the face of multiple crises converging on the way we grow, distribute and eat food, the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems (CSFS) at the UBC Farm is responding with a new plan to facilitate change.
In Memory of Wilson Mendes
We mourn the passing of our dear friend Wilson Pereira Mendes.
Digital detection web for on-campus insects: Building community resilience in biodiversity monitoring
Tracking insects at UBC campus is taking a leap forward by employing high-tech, automated tools such as remote sensing, machine learning, and the Internet of Things.
Celebrating 20 years at UBC Farm, 10 years for CSFS
Celebrating 20 years at UBC Farm, 10 years at the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems Located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the hənq̓ ̓əmin̓əm-speaking x ̓ ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people, the UBC Farm continues the long xʷməθkʷəy̓əm tradition of learning and harvesting on these lands. UBC students started growing food here in the […]
UBC Farm Update
An update on the UBC farm activities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Monitoring Ecological Sustainability at the UBC Farm
The UBC Farm acts as a living lab for researchers working to improve sustainability in agricultural systems, and is now a key node in an international experimental network of diversified research farms. Read more about UBC Farm’s project on water sustainability and biodiversity monitoring.