Organic production methods and plant breeding in the local region can mitigate the transportation umbilical cord of the north which is easily
severed via extreme weather events. When the grocery stores contain less than three days of food, and one, if there is a panic, it is time to begin thinking about the fundamental needs and pillars of society, food and water being the utmost important. Local, organic, adaptive agriculture seeks to remove the inputs required to produce food locally and therefore making it more sustainable and less susceptible to blips in the supply chain.

The Natural Resources & Environmental Studies Institute (NRESi) at UNBC hosts a weekly lecture series at the Prince George campus. Anyone from the university or wider community with interest in the topic area is welcome to attend. Presentations are also made available to remote participants through Livestream and Blue Jeans. Go to http://www.unbc.ca/nres-institute/colloquium-webcasts to view the presentation remotely.

Past NRESi colloquium presentations and special lectures can be viewed on our video archive, available here.