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Soil assessment for urban agriculture: a Vancouver case study
Urban agriculture is becoming more prevalent in North American cities. With the rise of urban farming comes the need to evaluate the soil and the urban environment to assess potential risks of metal contamination due to pollution in urban-grown food. Community gardens and urban farms are often…
Quinoa Production in the Urban Environment
With urban agriculture becoming more prevalent in cities comes the need for health assessments of crops grown in urban environments. Many urban farms are located on “brownfields,” lots that have become contaminated with trace metals. Plants grown in brownfields can take up trace metals from…
Fraser Valley Cole Crop IPM Newsletter (late June)
Fraser Valley Cole Crop IPM Newsletter (early June)
Fraser Valley Cole Crop IPM Newsletter (early July)
Evaluating contaminated irrigation water in BC's Lower Mainland
Foodborne pathogens can cause human illness and sometimes even result in loss of life. VTEC (Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli), Listeria (Listeria monocytogenes), and Salmonella are the major foodborne pathogens contributing to illnesses in people. Produce can become contaminated when…
KPU Southwest British Columbia Small-Scale Farm Enterprise Budget: Bell Pepper
This enterprise budget presents costs and returns for a 0.06 acre of bell peppers grown on a small-scale mixed vegetable farm in southwest British Columbia, Canada.
KPU Southwest British Columbia Small-Scale Farm Enterprise Budget: Beets
This enterprise budget presents costs and returns for a 0.5 acre of beets grown on a small-scale mixed vegetable farm in southwest British Columbia, Canada.
KPU Southwest British Columbia Small-Scale Farm Enterprise Budget: Bok Choy
This enterprise budget presents costs and returns for a 0.05 acre of bok choy grown on a small-scale mixed vegetable farm in southwest British Columbia, Canada.
KPU Southwest British Columbia Small-Scale Farm Enterprise Budget: Broccoli
This enterprise budget presents costs and returns for a 0.25 acre of broccoli grown on a small-scale mixed vegetable farm in southwest British Columbia, Canada.
Secondary Diseases of Table Beets
There are several foliar diseases of table beets that occur in the Fraser Valley. The severity of these issues varies from year-to-year and from field-to-field making these pests classical secondary pests.
Potential of Food Literacy Education for Supporting Food Systems Transformation
Global concerns surrounding ecological sustainability and social justice continue to drive discussion around food sovereignty, which can be defined as “the right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to…
Okra Production in the Lower Fraser Valley
The purpose of this study was to establish the most efficient methods of production for okra in the Lower Fraser Valley. Diversification of crops grown in the Lower Fraser Valley will ensure that the sector remains sustainable in the future, both economically and environmentally. …
Fraser Valley Cole Crop IPM Newsletter (late July)
How short-term Grassland Set-Asides impact soil properties in the Fraser River Delta
In the Fraser River delta, Grassland set-asides are an important conservation practice that provide wildlife habitat and improves soil on agricultural land. A grassland set-aside in this region is defined as arable land that is taken out of production and seeded with a mixture of grass and legumes…