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Ministry of Agriculture Production Guide: Strawberries

Ministry of Agriculture Production Guide: Hazelnuts

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.

Fast food in Canada: who is eating the most?

Public health is a topic of growing concern in Canada; however, there have been limited studies on the contribution of fast food to overall diet in the country. As a result, little is known about whether fast food intake varies across geographic regions, or among socially and economically diverse…

Sustainability and Public Health Nutrition in Vancouver Schools

School food programs have the potential to help incorporate healthy and sustainable eating into the everyday life of children, but we lack the assessment tools to study them well. Using Canada’s Food Guide as a guide to define healthy eating, this study sought to develop an evaluation tool called…

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.

Lisa Powell

Dr. Lisa Powell led the initial development and funding applications for BC Food Web, while she was a postdoctoral fellow at UBC’s Centre for Sustainable Food Systems and a research associate at UFV’s Food & Agriculture Institute.  Lisa now holds a faculty position at an institution in the…

Meet the Team

Jessica Latus

Jessica joined the BC Food Web in December 2019 as the Program Manager. In her role, Jessica oversees the strategic direction of the BC Food Web. This includes the creation of the research briefs on the BC Food Web, as well as the forthcoming educational videos and webinars focused on…

Melanie Kuxdorf

Melanie oversees the branding and communications strategy of the BC Food Web. Melanie is a strategic communicator experienced in multi-platform communications and knowledge mobilization. She has been working in communications for over 10 years, previously working in journalism and the arts…

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. 

Events

Please browse our archived content below! Recordings of all webinars can be found under the 'Read More' tab.  Seeding Success: Getting your Research into the Hands of FarmersGeared towards professionals and students working in agricultural extension and research, this training will build…

Fraser Valley Agricultural Pest Assessment

Evaluation of Thrips Damage to Potatoes in a Changing Climate

Evaluating Mass Trapping as a Tool for Non-Chemical Management of Spotted Wing Drosophila

Implementing Integrated Pest Management Practices on Small-Scale Farms

Cariboo - Priority Pests: Scan, Consultation, & Action Plan

Okanagan - Okanagan Invasive Species Online (OISO) Website

Okanagan - Decision Support Tool to Improve Local Tree Fruit Management

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.