Local Food Values Dialogue Series
The UBCO Local Food Values Dialogues are a way for the UBC Okanagan Community to more clearly identify and define the environmental and social values our university uses when purchasing local food from Okanagan food producers. Through these three dialogues, participants will think through what these values are, and how they could be identified on farms in the Okanagan bioregion, that grow some of the food that is eaten on campus.
Dialogue 1: Sustainability of organic/regenerative agriculture, biodiversity conservation, and salmon habitats
- Thur. March 9 @ 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm, virtual and in person – ART 368
- Guest speakers: Eva-Lena Lang, Organic BC, Lia McKinnon, Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship (OSS), Andrea McDonald, Salmon-Safe BC
Dialogue 2: Justice for farm workers, farmers and other food producers, particularly those representing Indigenous and other diverse groups
- Thur. March 16 @ 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm, virtual and in person – ART 368
- Guest speakers: Robyn Bunn, Radical Action with Migrants in Agriculture (RAMA), Anna Westhover, National Farmers Union (NFU), other to be announced.
Dialogue 3: How can we at UBCO begin to confirm these values in our ongoing food value chain relationships?
- Thur. March 23 @ 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm, virtual and in person – ART 368
- Guest speakers: UBCO Food Services, LFP pilot project farmers, others to be announced.
More Information
Register for our Local Food Values Dialogue Series by clicking here.

UBCO’s 2nd Teach-In on Climate and Justice
Join fellow campus community members at the second UBC Okanagan Teach-In for a dialogue on climate and justice research and an open space on climate action in the UBCO community! Panel discussions will be presented by UBCO faculty and staff and moderated by student hosts.
- Opening: Territorial acknowledgement and welcome
- Session 1: Concurrent panels on climate and justice research
- Break: Enjoy climate-friendly food and a performance by MFA students
- Session 2: Open space on climate action in the UBCO community
- Closing: Wrap up and next steps
For more information and to register, visit HERE.
When: Mon. March 13, 2023 @ 6:00-8:30 pm
Where: ADM 121, Sunroom (through Sunshine Cafe)

Do you have a creative idea to make your lab or research activity more sustainable?
The Green Labs Fund, offered annually by the Green Labs Program, promotes and supports sustainability in labs across our campuses. Faculty, staff and students from UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan are invited to apply to receive up to $4,000 to implement an innovative project.
Proposals should:
- Strengthen sustainability at UBC through reduction of environmental impacts of research activities
- Benefit the UBC scientific community
- Be within the range of $250 to $4,000
- Have an immediate or short-term benefit and practical applicability
Funding applications that meet the following additional criteria may be considered more favorably:
- Projects with measurable outcomes
- Projects that are creative and innovative
- Project that are scalable and could be implemented by other researchers/departments at UBC Okanagan and/or Vancouver
LEARN MORE AND APPLY by March 19, 2023 at 11:59pm.
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