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Articles published in 2025

CBC, The Current ‘Could Vertical farming reduce Canada’s need for U.S. produce?’ - March 6, 2025

Vancouver Sun ‘B.C. wants to increase its food autonomy. Here's what it would take’ By Glenda Luymes - March 7, 2025

The Logic 'How do you make a salad in a trade war? Start with a vertical farm' By Jesse Snyder, February 21, 2025

Vancouver Sun ’How can B.C. reduce its reliance on imported food?’ By Glenda Luymes, February 09, 2025

Vancouver Sun 'Conversations That Matter: Can BC Be a Ag Superpower?' February 7, 2025

The Globe and Mail ‘Opinion: Our stomachs are where we’ll feel this trade war most painfully’ By Evan Fraser and Lenore Newman, February 7, 2025

Canada’s National Observer ‘As Trump’s tariffs loom, Canada’s shaky food security is top of mind’ By Marc Fawcett-Atkinson & Rochelle Baker, February 4, 2025

Digital Journal ‘$16.3M boost for University of Guelph to drive agri-food innovation’ By Jennifer Kervin, January 31, 2025

CTV News ‘B.C. residents urged to ‘buy Canadian,’ but that may be easier said than done’ By Rob Buffam, January 24, 2025

Global News January 2025

Global News ‘British Columbians urged to buy local amid tariffs threat but barriers remain’ By Amy Judd & Travis Prasad, January 24, 2025

UFV Today ‘UFV receives share of millions in funding, co-leads national ag-tech project and research’ - January 15, 2025

CBC Listen, This is Vancouver ‘How Abbotsford researchers are shaping the future of sustainable food’ - January 17, 2025

Articles published in 2024

UFV Today ‘UFV’s Dr. Lenore Newman leads report on food production technology’ - December 17, 2024

UFV Today ‘UFV’s Food and Agriculture Institute launching four-year study of agriculture technologies’ – November 26, 2024

CBC News: North by Northwest ‘Cravings with Lenore Newman: Apples’ - October 19, 2024

Why is Canada falling behind in agriculture and food production

The Globe and Mail ‘Why is Canada falling behind in agriculture and food production?’ - October 31, 2024

UFV Today 'Newman views One Health as a recipe for survival' - September 23, 2024

CBC News 'Donuts: Lenore Newman on the history of doughnuts in Canada' - August 3, 2024

Vancouver Sun ‘Lenore Newman: B.C. could double food production, but do we have the political will?’ - July 31, 2024

UFV Today ‘Giacomazzi/Alary family learns about student success during visit to UFV Abbotsford’ - July 15, 2024

Business Intelligence for B.C. ‘How politics, strict rules limit B.C. farmers’ output on ALR land’ - July 10, 2024

Manitoba Co-Operator ‘Opinion: Improving our food system’ by Lenore Newman – April 5, 2024

The Canadian Press ‘Will tech enable grain farmers to survive a new volatile climate’ by Brieanna Charlebois - March 13, 2024

All Thinks Considered 'Episode 5: Dr. Lenore Newman' [podcast] - February 26, 2024

The Western Producer ‘Farms may store as much carbon as oilsands emit: expert’ by Doug Ferguson - February 15, 2024

UFV Today 'Farmer's Den debuts with UFV professor and student in the spotlight' - February 5, 2024

UFV News 'Sustainable food & agriculture pathways at the heart of new partnership between UFV and the University of Guelph' - January 26, 2024

UFV Today 'UFV leading the charge toward vertical agriculture' - January 4, 2024

Articles published in 2023

Maclean’s ‘More grocery stores will sell lab-grown dairy products’ by Lenore Newman - December 28, 2023

Solve for X 'Changing tastes: Can technology sustainably feed the world?' [podcast] - December 14, 2023

Abby News 'Agri-tech conference in Abbotsford focuses on food security' by the Abbotsford News Staff - October 17, 2023

Fraser Valley Current - ‘The future of food production’ - October 16, 2023

The Abbotsford News - ‘University of the Fraser Valley celebrates connection to community’ - October 12, 2023

UFV Giving News - ‘Cultivating Innovation FAI partners with Avery Farms for a sustainable future’- October 03, 2023

Edible Magazine article 'Dinner on Mars', featuring Lenore Newman, September 26, 2023

Edible Magazine 'Dinner on Mars' by Michelle Superle - September 26, 2023

BioEnterprise 'Tech for Tomorrows Table Charting a Course for the Food Frontier' - September 15, 2023

Fraser Valley Current 'Farming up: the future of vertical farms in the Fraser Valley' by Grace Kennedy - September 06, 2023

Article, The Common Table, On Food and Education: Lenore Newman
The Common Table 'On Food and Education: Lenore Newman' - July 24, 2023

CCA News Release May 2023
CCA News Release - 'CCA Appoints Expert Panel on Atypical Food Production Technologies for Canadian Food Security' - May 18, 2023

On the Coast, radio interview with Lenore Newman May 2023
CBC News, On The Coast - 'Nutritious food may well be out of reach for a lot of people in B.C.' - May 25, 2023

News article Financial Post

The Financial Post - 'Fraser and Newman: Food is too expensive, but don't blame climate policy' - April 12, 2023

News article April 2023

The Abbotsford News - 'Lenore Newman one of 78 up for YWCA Women of Distinction Award' - April 18, 2023

Articles published in 2022

News article cover, Lenore Newman, CNN News

CNN News - 'Opinion: A Martian menu that could transform how we eat on Earth' - October 7, 2022

CBC Ideas News

CBC Ideas - 'Dinner on Mars: How to grow food when humans colonize the red planet' - October 22, 2022

Dinner on Mars

'Dinner on Mars: The technologies that will feed the red planet and transform agriculture on earth' - October 2022

The Power of Collaboration: Improving Food Security for BC and Beyond, i-Open Group

i-Open Group - 'The Power of Collaboration: Improving Food Security for BC and Beyond' - June 2022

Our survival is at stake if our food system doesn't change, Lenore Newman and Evan Fraser, Financial Post

Financial Post - 'Our survival is at stake if our food system doesn't change' - June 07, 2022

The Conversation ‘5 technologies that will help make the food system carbon neutral’ - May 18, 2022

Taste of Abby - 'Vertical Agriculture'
Presented by Tourism Abbotsford, September 2022

Taste of Abby - 'The Abbotsford Food Asset Map'
Presented by Tourism Abbotsford, September 2022

Tools For Tackling Food Insecurity In BC - The I-Open Group Collaborates With UFV

i-Open Group - 'Tools For Tackling Food Insecurity In BC - The I-Open Group Collaborates With UFV To Launch The Abbotsford Food Asset Map' - March 23, 2022

Milk without the cow: Cellular agriculture could be the future of farming, but dairy farmers need help, The Conversation

The Conversation - 'Milk without the cow: Cellular agriculture could be the future of farming, but dairy farmers need help' - January 12, 2022

UFV Get to Know…’Episode 1 - Get to know Dr. Lenore Newman’ [podcast] - January 2022

Du lait sans la vache: l’agriculture cellulaire pourrait être l’avenir, Radio Canada

Radio-Canada - 'Le Café Show - Du lait sans la vache: l'agriculture cellulaire pourrait être l'avenir' - January 14, 2022

Articles published in 2021

Lab-grown meats and cow-free dairy can meet the demand for protein and help address climate change, The Conversation

The Conversation - 'Lab-grown meats and cow-free dairy can meet the demand for protein and help address climate change' - December 15, 2021

Cellular Agriculture Report Identifies Billions in Annual Economic Opportunity for Canada Over the Next Decade, Ontario Genomics

Ontario Genomics - 'Cellular Agriculture Report Identifies Billions in Annual Economic Opportunity for Canada Over the Next Decade' - November 22, 2021

How the B.C. floods revealed the fragility of Canada’s food system, Globe and Mail, Lenore Newman

The Globe and Mail - 'How the B.C. floods revealed the fragility of Canada's food system' - November 27, 2021

We need people to keep their head Grocers, suppliers struggle to refill empty shelves in flooded BC, The Financial Post, Lenore Newman

The Financial Post - 'We need people to keep their head': Grocers, suppliers struggle to refill empty shelves in flooded B.C. - November 19, 2021

The B.C. floods are a mere hint of what climate change could do to the food supply, Maclean’s, Lenore Newman

Maclean's - 'The B.C. floods are a mere hint of what climate change could do to the food supply' - November 18, 2021

Indoor farming could improve B.C. food security amid climate change, Lenore Newman, CBC News

CBC News - 'Indoor farming could improve B.C. food security amid climate change' - November 02, 2021

Abbotsford farmer says he's first in B.C. to grow saffron, Lenore Newman, CBC News

CBC News - Abbotsford farmer says he's first in B.C. to grow saffron — the world's most expensive spice - November 13, 2021

Race Against Climate Change Podcast, Episode 1: How We Eat, Lenore Newman

Race Against Climate Change - 'Episode 1: How We Eat' [podcast] - October 13, 2021

Evan, F. & Newman, L. (August 26, 2021).These two farming methods can feed the planet and help the environment - but they need to get along. The Financial Post