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SUMMARY:Feeding Growth: Scale Your Progressive Food Business Workshop Series
DESCRIPTION:This series of five workshops provides practical tips for progressive retail and packaged goods companies to reach and maintain success. Each workshop follows the Feeding Growth recipe: personable and caring food industry mentors share advice; participants engage in hands-on exercises; and the helpful community of progressive change-makers connects over tasty local food. The series culminates with a keynote event celebrating our graduates and the local food movement. \n  \nWORKSHOP DATES \n1. Marketing & Branding: September 23\, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.\, UBC Farm Yurt \n2. Retail\, Sales & Distribution: October 7\, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.\, Horizon Grocery + Wellness \n3. Sourcing & Manufacturing: October 21\, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.\, Faculty Brewing \n4. Financing & Growth\, November 4: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.\, Vancity Head Office \n5. How to Integrate Sustainability into Your Business: November 18\, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\, Lost & Found Cafe \n  \nACCESSIBILITY \nFor our friends that are not in the Vancouver-area\, we will be offering a remote viewing option. Each workshop takes place on a Thursday\, and by the following Tuesday we will make a recording available to view for one week. Please select the remote-viewing option when purchasing your ticket(s). While we recognize you won’t be able to join us for the food\, drinks\, and networking that are part of the in-person events\, we have offered a discounted rate for remote viewing and we look forward to connecting with you digitally. \n  \nWORKSHOP DETAILS \nFind out more at FeedingGrowth.com\, or register here. \nThe workshop series is open to all. No prerequisite required. \n\nIn-person Series\n\nFull workshop series – $299.00; Vancity business members – $199.00; Squamish region businesses – $199.00*\nIndividual workshop – $89\n\n\nRemote Series\n\nFull workshop series – $149.50\nIndividual workshop – $44.50\n\n\n\n  \n*This offer is available to the first 10 Squamish businesses\, and is designed for entrepreneurs operating anywhere between Britannia Beach and Pinecrest. Supported by the District of Squamish. \n30% discount on purchase of second ticket for full workshop series or individual workshops. Discount only applies to $299 full workshop series and $89 individual workshop tickets. Message info@feedinggrowth.com for discount code
URL:https://organicbc.org/event/feeding-growth-scale-your-progressive-food-business-workshop-series/
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SUMMARY:Investigating crop suitability for changing climate conditions
DESCRIPTION:This session discuss tools to support crop selection decisions from phenological models to on-farm research trials.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nThis is the third session in a four-part Climate & Agriculture Initiative webinar series discussing major ways climate change is impacting BC farmers and ranchers and sharing resources and research enabling adaptation. From changing pests and pollinators to summer heat and drought\, this series offers examples of adaptation in action. \n  \nInvestigating crop suitability for changing climate conditions  \nAs the climate changes\, we are seeing shifts in average temperatures as well as increasing variability in weather and seasonal conditions. Crop selection is an important strategy for adapting to new climate conditions as well as improving resiliency as weather becomes less predictable. This session will discuss tools developed to support crop selection decisions\, including phenological models for BC wine grape varieties and resources for on-farm research. \n  \nPresenters:  \nTools and tips for doing your own on-farm crop trial research\, Dr. Catherine Tarasoff\, P. Ag.\, Agrowest Consulting Scientists \nHow phenological models for BC wine grapes can lead the way for choosing crops and varieties for a changing climate\, Dr. Elizabeth Wolkovich\, University of British Columbia \nSession host: Shauna MacKinnon\, Climate & Agriculture Initiative \n  \n\nRegistration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/investigating-crop-suitability-for-changing-climate-conditions-tickets-175838837697 \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://organicbc.org/event/investigating-crop-suitability-for-changing-climate-conditions/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211108
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SUMMARY:BC Land Forum
DESCRIPTION:CALLING ALL FARMERS AND LANDHOLDERS\nOur second annual LAND FORUM is here!\nWe were thrilled to see so many of you in the community this summer at our on-farm Land Socials. The B.C. Land Matching Program team is super excited to welcome you back to learn together and take a deeper dive into information and interactive sessions about land sharing and starting a farm business. The Land Forum is accessible online so that we can reach you wherever you live and have Internet access. We can’t wait to share knowledge and online space with you all! \nWHEN: November 8 – 25\, 2021 \nWHERE: Online on unceded Indigenous territories across what is today known as B.C. Join us from the comfort of your couch\, office\, tractor\, compost heap – wherever you find yourself able to tune in! \nRSVP: Register for the Land Forum here and you’ll get access to links for all the webinars. \nQUESTIONS: alex@youngagrarians.org  |  1-855-561-4633
URL:https://organicbc.org/event/bc-land-forum/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Agricultural water management in a changing climate
DESCRIPTION:In many parts of BC changing precipitation patterns and average temperatures are resulting in hotter and drier summers. These conditions increase the water needed for healthy crops and livestock while reducing the available water supply. This session will highlight projects that have been underway in very different parts of the provinces (Delta and the Kootenays) to implement proactive strategies for increasing agricultural water resilience. \n  \nPresenters:  \nStrategies for improving water conservation on farms: Lessons from the Kootenay-Boundary region\, Andrew Bennett\, Living Lands Agroecology \nModelling\, monitoring and sharing salinity data for agricultural water management in Delta\, Leisa Yee\, Delta Farmers’ Institute and Andrew Nadler\, Peak HydroMet Solutions \nSession host: Emily MacNair\, Climate & Agriculture Initiative \n  \nRegistration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/agricultural-water-management-in-a-changing-climate-tickets-175853772367 \n 
URL:https://organicbc.org/event/agricultural-water-management-in-a-changing-climate/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:2021 BC Seed Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Our BC Seed Gathering connects over 100 seed growers\, advocates\, and community organizers from across BC to build and align a strong provincial seed sector. Biennial seed gathering events increase the availability\, supply\, quality\, and diversity of locally produced seeds through learning and engagement opportunities. We collaborate with stakeholders to build momentum from these gatherings for a broader impact on BC’s sustainable seed sector. \nThis year’s BC Seed Gathering will take place virtually from Friday\, November 19th through Sunday\, November 21st\, 2021. Join us for a variety of seedy presentations\, a tasting and recipe swap\, live music\, movie night\, and more! Register here. \nIf you identify as Indigenous and would like to attend the event for free\, please register with this link instead.
URL:https://organicbc.org/event/2021-bc-seed-gathering/
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