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Here begins the chronicles of my journey through a masters degree in Health Education and Active Living. A testament to my own pursuits of health and wellness and my endeavors to engage individuals and communities in re-framing the way we understand health and health education.

And then sometimes life takes you on a very different course of events!

I know it's been awhile, but my blogging was interrupted by a move across the world to Australia. Despite being more than a little disruptive to my career, schooling, and view of health; my move down under has provided me with an abundance of new challenges and exciting journeys in Health, Health Education, & Public Health. So on that note, I'll pick back up my blogging torch and fuel on.

Thursday, 3 May 2012

GreenTech Exchange - Seminar Series

photo from: http://www.greentechexchange.ca/

I found out through a friend, oddly enough not via the vast amounts of SFU email I receive, that SFU has a partnership with a company called GreenTech Exchange and offers free seminars on a wide variety of issues connected to environment, energy, food systems, and others extremely important areas of concern for our economy, environment, and planet.

GreenTech Exchange is


"Greentech Exchange (GTE) is a monthly networking and learning event featuring presentations from leaders in the green technology field, pitches from Greentech entrepreneurs and networking with entrepreneurs, professionals, investors, government representatives and more.


The GTE is open to anyone interested in greentech and cleantech. Specifically, Greentech SMEs, entrepreneurs, innovators, investors, industry leaders, government partners and supporting service providers will benefit from attending."

I attended a seminar last Wednesday on Solutions in the Food System: Addressing Food Security and Impacts on Agriculture which included four panelists from a variety of backgrounds and interests in food, one of which happened to be my uncle oddly enough. It was an extremely interesting discussion about past, present, and future concerns surrounding local food security, food production, and protection and promotion of local and sustainable foods. It was exciting to see how seriously the city of Vancouver is taking its "greening" initiatives and learn of many exciting and upcoming local food projects such as large scale vertical growing of herbs and greens which will be happening right in the downtown core, on a roof top green house. 

It was a great forum for discussion, sharing, and learning about pressing issues in food security and agriculture that cannot wait. Greentech exchange has a listing of upcoming events being held at SFU Harbour Centre and other locations on health and environmental issues. I would definitely encourage anyone interested to check out the upcoming series.
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