Whatare Learning Journeys?
Excursionsthatblendreal-world application,practice,and reflectionintomemorable learningexperiencesthatstick.
UBC Farm
Step into one of Vancouver's leading urban farms and explore how food can nourish both people and the planet. Tour the UBC Farm alongside farmers, chefs, and changemakers who are reimagining local food systems. Through stories and conversation, discover how collaboration, sustainable agriculture, and community partnerships are helping shape the future of food in health care and beyond.
DesigningMenusforPeopleandPlanet Dogwood Care Home
Follow the journey of a thoughtfully designed meal from farm to plate, all while learning how menus can support health and wellbeing of all our relations. This immersive experience offers a behind-the-scenes look at healthcare foodservice, highlighting the tensions and possibilities among nutrition, sustainability, culture, and resident experience. Through storytelling, hands-on learning, and shared conversation, you’ll gain practical insights into how to make meals that are meaningfully delicious, nourishing, and environmentally conscious.
CookingUpaHealthierFuture
Skript Kitchen
Roll up your sleeves for an interactive culinary experience where food is a catalyst for learning. Guided by chefs and food system leaders, participants will prepare a delicious and nutritious planetary health-inspired lunch while exploring how culinary innovation can support healthier people, communities, and the planet. Through cooking teamwork, conversation, and a shared meal, discover the power of food to inspire change.
TalkingTreesandIndigenousFoodways
Stanley Park
Experience the forest through an Indigenous lens on Talaysay Tours' renowned Talking Trees Walking Tour. Guided by Indigenous Cultural Ambassadors, you'll learn how the plants and trees of the Coast Salish territories have sustained communities for generations through food, medicine, and culture. The journey continues with a reflective session led by Kitty RLynn Lickers and members of the Nourish Indigenous and Allies Advisory, exploring Indigenous foodways, relationships to land, and pathways toward Truth and Reconciliation.
FoodJusticeandSystemsChange
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What role is health care playing in transforming our food system...and what role should it be playing? Explore how community-based organizations and leaders are working together to address the root causes of food insecurity, working with the tensions between vital shorter-term actions and longerrange systems change aspirations. You’ll learn directly from those advancing food justice, reducing food waste, strengthening community food hubs, and creating new partnerships between health care and local food systems. Discover how you can move beyond only treating symptoms to taking proactive action, deepening connections between food, health, and well-being.
