UFV presents panel discussion on Life in Agriburbia

Date(s): Wednesday, October 1
Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Location: : Abbotsford Campus

UFV presents panel discussion on Life in Agriburbia

Wed, Oct 1 at 4 pm

University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford Campus, B101

UFV will present Life in Agriburbia, a panel discussion and exhibition on the issues that arise when suburbia and farmland converge, at its Abbotsford campus on Wed, Oct 1 at 4 pm in the lecture theatre (B101). Following the discussion, UFV will host an opening reception for an exhibit on Life in Agriburbia in the UFV Gallery (Room B136). The exhibit will run at the UFV Gallery from Sept 26 to Oct 10.

Dr. Lenore Newman, UFV Canada Research Chair in Food Security and the Environment, will present at the forum, along with agricultural community representatives Kim Sutherland (Ministry of Agriculture); Amir Maan (Maan Farms and UFV alumnus), Brendan Hurley (Vancouver planner), Hannah Wittman (food, nutrition, and health expert from UBC); Tom Baumann (UFV Agriculture). The speakers will discuss the impact of the Agriculture Land Reserve (ALR) and how decisions on land use are made.

Newman, who coined the term agriburbia, will introduce the panel discussion and exhibit.

See UFV Blog for further details.

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