BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Vancouver X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Vancouver BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1-20813@events.ufv.ca DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240919T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240919T120000 DTSTAMP:20240913T192351Z URL:https://events.ufv.ca/events/agriculture-symposium/ SUMMARY:AgriCULTURE! Symposium DESCRIPTION:\nAgriCULTURE! Symposium\nEVENT: AgriCULTURE! Symposium\, the U niversity of the Fraser Valley Food and Agriculture Institute in Collabora tion with Tourism Abbotsford and Dr. Michelle Superle’s 20 Harvest Chall enge\n\nWHO: Facilitator + host: Dr. Michelle Superle\; Panelists: represe ntatives from Abbotsford’s culturally diverse array of agriculture and f ood culture groups.\n\nWHAT: The AgriCULTURE! Symposium is an interactive panel discussion for exploring how connections between culture and agricul ture take shape in Abbotsford. After the panel discussion\, attendees are welcome to remain on campus to enjoy a number of additional Symposium comp onents\, including exploration of Dr. Superle’s Food Museum\, a scavenge r hunt\, and more.\n\nWHERE: University of the Fraser Valley\, Abbotsford campus\, K building patios (formerly Finnegan's restaurant)\n\nWHEN: Thurs day\, September 19th\, 2024\nEvent timeline:\n10am—meet + greet\, mingli ng (K 170)\n10:30-12--panel discussion (K 150)\n12--mingling + explore Foo d Museum (K 170)\n12:30-1:15--scavenger hunt (Abbotsford campus\, outdoors around buildings A\, B\, D\, E\, G\, S\, T)\n1:15-2--Discussion + prizes (Yurt)\n\nWHY: During this event\, attendees will be immersed in one of th e core principles at play in the world of food and farming: “Cultural id entity and sense of place are often closely tied to landscapes and food sy stems”—a principle so crucial that it’s enshrined in the United Nati ons Food and Agriculture Organization’s principles and policies.* Abbots ford food and farming folks who help bring you delicious things to eat wil l share their perspectives on this element of human life that we all exper ience daily—often without thinking about or even realizing it.\n\nHOW: L isten\, learn\, discuss\, play\, interact\, explore\, enjoy!\n\n* “Agric ulture and food are core components of human heritage. Hence\, culture and food traditions play a central role in society and in shaping human behav iour…. Cultural identity and sense of place are often closely tied to la ndscapes and food systems.” https://www.fao.org/agroecology/knowledge/10 -elements/culture-food-traditions/en/?page=82&\;ipp=5&\;tx_dynalist_ pi1%5Bpar%5D=YToxOntzOjE6IkwiO3M6MToiMCI7fQ%3D%3D CATEGORIES:*_UFV Events,Centre for Experiential and Career Education,College of Arts,Donors and friends,Research Events LOCATION:Abbotsford Campus - Building K North Patio (K170)\, 33780 King Rd\ , Abbotsford\, BC\, Canada GEO:49.031051;-122.288349 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=33780 King Rd\, Abbotsford\ , BC\, Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Abbotsford Campus - Building K No rth Patio (K170):geo:49.031051,-122.288349 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR