Think&EatGreen@School

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EVENT: ‘Say Yes!’ To Think & Eat Green @ School – Presentation by Dr. Alejandro Rojas & Elena Orrego at Ryerson

EDIT: View the review of the event here, or read below: Say Yes! To Think and Eat Green at School Story by Ellen Pitt Ryerson welcomed two leading advocates of sustainable nutrition from Vancouver last week, as part of a…

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HIRING: Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm Searching for an Academic Assistant

Applications to apply to become an Academic Assistant at the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm are due May 7th,. Please share this posting within your networks! The Centre for Sustainable Food Systems (CSFS) at the University of British…

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PHOTOS: Testimonials from Queen Elizabeth Students

NEW: Read testimonials from students at Queen Elizabeth about making teas with UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems 250 students. Rosemary, nettle & thyme! Check out the full set on Flickr.

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CONTEST For BC Youth via BetterTogetherBC

CONTEST: Film yourself cooking a favourite recipe with a friend & be entered to win a $1000 prize! Contestants must be 18 years old & under. Visit http://www.bettertogetherbc.ca/contestfor more information! Contest runs April 15- May 15 2014.

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VIDEO: Teach kids the difference between Organic vs Non-organic in 2 mins with this Easy Video

This girl shows us the difference between organic and conventional products. It’s pretty impressive. When I was little I did the same experiment with potatoes in my day you could.

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Webinar on Student Nutrition to be held March 27, 2014

Click here for more information and to sign up for “Beyond Nutrition and Health – Measuring the Impact of “Feeding our Future” Student Nutrition Program”. This webinar will be held at 12pm March 27, 2014 with speakers Catherine Parsonage, (Executive Director &…

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JOB OPPORTUNITY: Youth Garden Worker & Youth Garden Education Worker to be hired by SOYL

Please share with your networks! Sustainable Opportunities for Youth Leadership (SOYL) offers Vancouver teenagers engagement opportunities that contribute to personal growth and develop leadership capacity in sustainable food systems.  In the SOYL Year 1 Summer Internship, youth build, manage, and advocate…

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NEW: Resources for Teachers – UNESCO

Visit unesco.org to explore “TEACHING AND LEARNING FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE – a multimedia teacher education programme“. From the website: “Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable Future is a multimedia teacher education programme published by UNESCO. It contains 100 hours (divided into 27…

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