Vancouver Urban Farming Society

What urban farms can be.

Job Posting: Just Transition Coordinator Position https://www.hr.ubc.ca/jobs/staff-s.php?job_id=37824 The aim of the Indigenous Food and Freedom School (IFFS) ...is to research, develop, test and evaluate an emancipatory research and education toolkit to support a just transition to a regenerative tribal economy informed by Indigenous food sovereignty paradigms, protocols, principles, and practices. This is a community led project. The Indigenous Food and Freedom School (IFFS) represents the project leadership, the Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty (WGIFS). The WGIFS works in the UBC Centre for Sustainable Food System (administrative partner) as well as other agencies and organizations with the extended inter-tribal networks of mutual aid and solidarity. The Just Transition Coordinator will provide administrative support to the research and education activities of the WGIFS and IFFS. Duties include coordinating and assisting with financial, technical, and cultural activities from an Indigenous land-based pedagogy and Decolonizing Food System: Cross Cultural Interface Framework. The closing date for this job posting (http://staffcareers.ubc.ca/37824) is 11:59pm on Sunday, July 26th. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply.

Do agri-tech in the city. Save farmland for farming.

Julia Smith, former Vancouver urban farmer turned President of the Small-Scale Meat Producer's Association, featured in the Vancouver Sun advocating for localized processing capacity.

Interesting to think about the energy needs of vertical farming vs. harvesting energy directly from the sun.

Thank you Heather! We’re so glad you could come out.

How do urban farms contribute to a circular economy? Come hear the opportunities and the challenges to creating a zero-waste enterprise at Sunday's Vancouver Urban Farming Forum, 8:30am-4pm, Pacific Room, Pacific Coliseum, 100 N Renfrew. Just a few $25 tickets still available: www.urbanfarmers.ca Includes morning snacks & lunch.

Join us at the Vancouver Urban Farming Forum to hear all the buzz about flower growing & bee-keeping in the city. Learn about these small scale agricultural enterprises right from the farmers themselves. A few tickets still available for tomorrow's forum. Grab 'em quick: www.urbanfarmers.ca

In 2016, the City of Vancouver made it legal to grow food for sale within city limits, essentially legalizing urban farms. Come out tomorrow, to the Urban Farming Forum, to learn more about the urban farming guidelines and what it means for existing urban farms and new entrants. Caitlin Dorward, Social Planner, will share feedback the city has heard from stakeholders, and ways the city may be able to improve the guidelines to better support this vibrant emerging sector.... http://www.urbanfarmers.ca/8th-vancouver-urban-farming-for/

Still tickets available for the Urban Farming Forum this Sunday! Register now for a day of learning about urban farming, right from the people doing it.