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As part of our team’s continuing commitment to sustainability in our everyday lives, we have launched a new series — Exec Team Recipes! On this blog, we’ll share our favourite vegan recipes. Enjoy!

As part of our team’s continuing commitment to sustainability in our everyday lives, we have launched a new series — Exec Team Recipes! On this blog, we’ll share our favourite vegan recipes. Enjoy!

This article is part of our “Youth Head Delegate Blog Series” — written by our YHDs!  By Ainslie Young        As many current agricultural practices are wildly unsustainable and unethical, the urgent climate crisis and a need for more environmentally friendly agronomic techniques have led to the rediscovery of old farming concepts. Among these techniques isContinue reading “YHD Blogs — An Unsung Agricultural Hero: Silvopasture”

This article is part of our “Youth Head Delegate Blog Series” — written by our YHDs!  By Erika Chung   Alternative proteins have exploded in popularity in recent years, gaining immense mainstream attention. Advocates tout their similar look, taste and mouthfeel, sans traditional meat’s environmental impact. Meat alternative company Impossible Foods and their competitor Beyond MeatContinue reading “YHD Blogs – Meet the Meat Alternatives”

This article is part of our “Youth Head Delegate Blog Series” — written by our YHDs!  By Kara Yeh  What is it? I’m sure most of you have heard the term “acid rain” and had no idea what it was. Well, breaking it down to the bare bones, acid rain is when rainfall is madeContinue reading “YHD Blogs – All About Acid Rain”

This article is part of our “Youth Head Delegate Blog Series” — written by our YHDs!  By Althea Fikri-Chapman  Have you ever wondered why making changes in our society is so challenging? The popular term we are using now is intersectional environmentalism. This term refers to how racial and social justice relate to, or intersectContinue reading “YHD Blogs – The Three Pillars of Sustainability”

This article is part of our “Youth Head Delegate Blog Series” — written by our YHDs!  By Brian Yang Although many fast-food chains and restaurants have already begun using disposable wooden cutlery and paper straws, many continue to use plastics. It is widely known that plastic utensils are much cheaper than any other alternative, however,Continue reading “YHD Blogs – Sustainable Utensils”

This article is part of our “Youth Head Delegate Blog Series” — written by our YHDs!  By Bianca Rothe-Nikull I can remember saying no to meat. A small four year old sitting upon my father’s lap, delectable smoked salmon in front of us, fresh from the Kitsilano Farmers market. I could not do it. IContinue reading “YHD Blogs — Power of a Plant Based Diet”

This article is part of our “blog series” — written by youth, for youth, by members of our very own VSBSC executive team. We hope you enjoy reading these as much as we did writing them and stay tuned for future posts! By Nahira Gerster-Sim Climate change and environmental activism is a hot topic inContinue reading “Climate in the Vancouver School Curriculum”