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Event Series Event Series: Local Food Values Dialogue Series

Local Food Values Dialogue Series

March 16, 2023 at 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm

These dialogues are a way for the UBCO community to more clearly identify and define the environmental and social values the university uses when purchasing local food from Okanagan food producers.

The three dialogues will feature:

March 9
Sustainability-related Values
Panel: Eva-Lena Lang, Organic BC, and Lia McKinnon, Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship.

March 16
Dialogue on Justice-related Values
Panel: Robyn Bunn, Radical Action with Migrants in Agriculture (RAMA), and Anna Westhover, National Farmers Union (NFU). 

March 23
Dialogue on How to Confirm these Values
Panel: David Speight, Executive Chef and Culinary Director for UBC Food Services, and farmers supplying UBCO.

All interested students, faculty and staff are welcome to attend.

Questions? Email local.food@ubc.ca.

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Details

Date:
March 16, 2023
Time:
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm

Venue

Arts Building (ART)
1147 Research Road
Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7 Canada
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Additional Info

Room Number
368
Registration/RSVP Required
Yes (see event description)
Event Type
Talk/Lecture
Topic
Environment and Sustainability
Audiences
Faculty, Staff, Students, Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Associates