Lab to Land: Advancing water and soil research for agricultural resilience

Join us online to connect with researchers, farmers, agrologists, and policymakers from across the province. Grow your network and participate in thought-provoking discussions on adapting to climate change challenges at both farm and landscape scales. This multi-day workshop offers presentations, panels, and networking sessions exploring projects and research that are advancing agricultural resilience:

• Explore collaborative approaches to drought resilience across the province. Featured projects address adaptation from the farm to watershed level and include research from on-farm management to Indigenous co-governance.

• Dive into research investigating how soil supports ecological and community resilience. Discuss farmer-led research to evaluate soil management practices and learn about collaborative soil stewardship integrating Western scientific and Indigenous methodologies.

All sessions will be recorded - you'll receive all recordings whether or not you are able to participate in the live sessions.

AGENDA AT A GLANCE

(all times listed in Pacific Standard Time)

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

WATER: Collaborative approaches to drought resilience

8:45-10am: Workshop welcome and presentation: Towards adaptive agricultural water management: Indigenous-led co-governance in the Xwulqw'selu (Koksilah) Watershed
10:15-11:15am: Project showcase: Actioning BC's drought strategy through on-farm research and extension
11:30-12:30pm: Discussion and networking session: Groundwater/surfacewater interactions and connections across water research areas

Thursday, January 16, 2025

SOIL: Supporting ecological and community resilience

8:45-10am: Workshop welcome and presentation: Restoring Indigenous forest gardens: The influence of ancestral stewardship on soil processes
10:15-11:15am: Panel: Farmer-led soil research projects for climate adaptation and mitigation
11:30-12:30pm: Discussion and networking session: On-farm soil biology testing and connections across soil research areas

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