Researchers – Government/First Nations Issues
Link Advantage Research Corp. is recruiting qualified professionals as sub-contractors for research projects relating to Canadian Government-Aboriginal negotiations, litigation and settlements. Qualified individuals will possess a degree in the social sciences, with studies in First Nations issues, history and political science considered to be most relevant. Applicants with professional research experience in government archival records […]
Edible Garden Project Volunteer Coordinator
JOB POSTING: Edible Garden Project Volunteer Coordinator CONTRACT: 20 hours/week for 22 weeks, May 1 to end of September (scheduling flexible) CLOSING DATE: April 3, 2009 5:00pm COMPENSATION: $15.00/hr (plus 14% in lieu of benefits, $17.10/hr total) The Edible Garden Project (EGP) is a non-profit group operating on the North Shore of Vancouver, British Columbia […]
Farmers Market Assistant (6 positions)
Vancouver Farmers Markets needs on-site assistants for the 2009 season. Our Markets are some of the busiest and most successful Farmers Markets in British Columbia. Started as a community food security, health promotion and economic development project in 1995, our Markets have grown year after year by supporting local agriculture and acting as a community-building […]
Work/Potluck at the UBC Farm
Who: Jaime Wu is involved with the Urban Aboriginal Kitchen Garden Project at the UBC farm What: Work/Potluck When: April 4th 10am – 1pm Where: UBC Farm Why: Help is needed in getting the half acre started
Plan-A-Garden Workshop
City Square Communal Garden Plan-A-Garden Workshop When: 1 pm – 4 pm, Sunday, March 29, 2009 Where: SPEC Building, 2150 Maple Street This workshop will give participants the tools they need to successfully plan a food-producing garden. We will learn about companion planting, vertical gardening, square foot gardening and crop rotation, and incorporate this knowledge […]
Workshop: Starting School Food Gardens
The Richmond Fruit Tree Sharing Project and Evergreen present: Digging in: Starting a food garden at your high school! A workshop and toolkit for growing nutritious, seasonal food on school grounds. Learn more about the basics of siting, design, planting, and mobilizing school involvement/leadership. How the School Year Gardens Toolkit can support you in creating […]
Leanne VanderKwaak
ALUMNI Name: Leanne VanderKwaak Graduation Year: 2006 Resource and Region Specializations: Rural International Development, Eastern AfricaFavourite Courses: check out Stephen Nairne’s courses, I hear good things about them Current Job Title: International Programs Officer Location: HOPE International Development Agency Job Description: Manage international projects, apply for funding and maintain accountability/reporting to foundation/government funders, visit international […]
BC Dairy Foundation Nutrition Forum
9th Annual BC Dairy Foundation Nutrition Forum Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 1:00 –- 4:30 pm Our Ways of Eating: The Modern Psychology of Meals Making and baking. Feeling and peeling. The link between emotion and meals is fundamental and fundamentally important. Drawing on the findings from a groundbreaking Canadian study (the first of its kind […]
The Great Farm Trek ’09
Save the UBC Farm! The Great Farm Trek ’09 Tuesday, April 7, 2009 3:30pm – 7pm UBC Vancouver Campus Email: greatfarmtrek@ams.ubc.ca UBC Farm is under threat and needs your help! UBC is in the process of making a decision about the future of Vancouver’s last working farm – the UBC Farm (and Centre for Sustainable […]
Google Map
We would like some feedback on the idea of posting a Google Map on the GRS blog site. We would like to plot on a world map where alumni are working and living as well as where student are doing and have done exchanges, volunteer and work placements. In doing so, we would be creating […]