Investigating and supporting regional food systems as key elements of sustainable communities, applied research and extension unit at Kwantlen Polytechnic U.
Richmond, British Columbia
Joined July 2017
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Int.Sust.FoodSystems retweeted
Congratulations to the 2022 #LandAwards finalists in the Food Lands category!
@IAFBC
⭐ Farmland Advantage
@ISFS_BC at @KwantlenU
⭐ KPU Farm Schools Program
@LilwatNation
⭐ Qwal̓ímak Nlep̓cálten/Mosquito Garden
Tea Creek
⭐ Tea Creek Farm
landawards.com/finalists/
ALT Food Lands FINALISTS B.C. Investment Agriculture Foundation Farmland Advantage Institute for Sustainable Food Systems at Kwantlen Polytechnic University KPU Farm Schools Program Lil̓wat Nation Qwal̓ímak Nlep̓cálten/Mosquito Garden Tea Creek Tea Creek Farm
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Today @KwantlenU welcomed the Premier of British Columbia, Honourable John Horgan, for a virtual tour of @KPUAgriculture's Teaching and Research Farm at the Garden City Lands in Richmond! @jjhorgan @KPUAgriculture @ISFS_BC
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Are you a planner with things to say about food and planning in Canada? @ISFS_BC has developed a survey in partnership with @CIP_ICU, to assess the skill and knowledge of planners to address food systems in their work. Take the survey here: bitly.ws/9SmC
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Are you a professional planner, planning practitioner, or planning student in Canada? Then the folks at @ISFS_BC would love to hear from you in their new survey, "Planning for Sustainable Food Systems in Canada."
kpu.ca/isfs/planning-sustain…
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ALT A man is crouched down harvesting kale plants. Over the image is the text "New Survey: Planning for Sustainable Food Systems in Canada" in white and a purple rectangle with the white text "are you a professional planner, planning practitioner or planning student in Canada? Take the Online Survey Now!"
New Survey: Planning for Food Systems in Canada. @ISFS_BC has developed a survey in partnership with @CIP_ICU, to assess the skill and knowledge of planners to address food systems in their work. Take the survey in French or English here: bitly.ws/9SmC
Int.Sust.FoodSystems retweeted
New Survey: Planning for Food Systems in Canada. @ISFS_BC has developed a survey in partnership with @CIP_ICU, to assess the skill and knowledge of planners to address food systems in their work. Take the survey in French or English here: bitly.ws/9SmC
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The #Covid_19 pandemic highlights the challenge of accessing fresh vegetables for vulnerable communities. The @ISFS_BC Tsawwassen First Nation Farm School @KwantlenU is giving Indigenous and refugee families fresh vegetables. Learn more kpu.ca/news/2020/06/17/pande…
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BC residents! @ISFS_BC researchers want to hear your thoughts about local food in restaurants. Take the survey until Oct. 31st and be entered to win $100 at a local
restaurant! ow.ly/ayOP50wU5CQ
#BCTastesBetter #BuyBC #SupportLocalBC #EatDrinkLocalBC
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This recently released issue of @JAFSCD captures the proceedings from the @placebasedfood conference and includes contributions from Molly Anderson, @GrowShareRepeat @ballamingie Irena Knezevic, @laineyoung_ & Mary Beckie
@ISFS_BC
@KwantlenU
foodsystemsjournal.org/index…
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It's week 4 of #HungerActionMonth! Whether you're attending #EatThinkVote this Thursday Sept 26 at KPU 6-7:30pm, preparing a postcard for #ChewonThis in October, volunteering or donating to your fave food cause, THANKS! Keep it up! #nohunger #cdnpoli
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Candidates to talk about food security at KPU Richmond @isfs_bc #EatThinkVote! richmond-news.com/federal-el…
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@LaurierResearch @blaypalmer @ballamingie @andrewjspring @charleslevkoe @catherinemah
@laineyoung_ @naomimrobert @TOfoodpolicy @ISFS_BC @urbanfoodpolicy @Coulasafox @amanda_m_di @kaitlin_kok @HarvestHastings @KLowitt @GrowShareRepeat @kenmeter @JustFood_Ottawa
We are delighted to share that @FLEdGEresearch has been named as one of three finalists in the national @SSHRC_CRSH Partnership Impact Award competition. Big thank you to all of our researchers, partners, and students for their dedication to this work. wlu.ca/news/news-releases/20…
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I'm pleased to share this recently published paper in @JAFSCD called "Growing food in the city: Urban agriculture in Quito, Ecuador, through a feminist lens" that highlights the early findings and future goals of my dissertation research.
@FLEdGEresearch
doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2019.…
Int.Sust.FoodSystems retweeted
JOB OPPORTUNITY: @ISFS_BC is looking for two undergraduate research assistants for the 2019 Policy Lab to participate in real, impactful food policy research. Application closes April 5th. #bcpoli #foodsystem. bit.ly/2ChMkex
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Have you seen this extensive and searchable, online database of local government food system policy in Alberta buff.ly/2QI68fw. It's a great resource for planners, policy makers, and community advocates from @ISFS_BC & @uaextension #ABFlavour #ABFood #yegfood #yycfood
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Our friends at the KPU @ISFS_BC are hiring an Organic Agriculture Research Assistant for the summer! Projects incl soil amendment trials, nutrient density trials, cover crops and grains experiments, and use of pigs on rotational pasture to improve soil. goo.gl/fempY9
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My new paper with fantastic coauthors @smsmukler @GergelSarah and Dr.Mullinix @ISFS_BC "Towards multifunctional land use in an agricultural landscape: A trade-off and synergy analysis in the Lower Fraser Valley, Canada"
authors.elsevier.com/c/1YNor…
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New funding from @centralokanagan for a food systems research project @KwantlenU. The South Okanagan project is led by @ISFS_BC and will look at impacts of food systems on social capital. Learn more bit.ly/2LVbPoM
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Steven Druker to give public talk at #KPU Oct.1 about the misrepresentation of genetically engineered foods. bit.ly/2OPBtMk @KwantlenU @ISFS_BC
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Call for papers and commentaries for #Indigenous #FoodSovereignty special issues of @JAFSCD and J of American Indian Education. Details at bit.ly/jafscd-jaie icont.ac/47Jea
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Wrote some thoughts about the #pbfs2018 conference for the @FoodGeog blog - read it here!
foodgeographies.wordpress.co…
Reflections on the @placebasedfood #pbfs2018 conference as seen through the eyes of @ciskarae foodgeographies.wordpress.co…
