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Management models : AMS SUB Roof-Top Garden for productivity and community

University of British Columbia. Sustainability Office

Research to prepare for the new Student Union Building (SUB) Rooftop Garden at the University of British Columbia has been ongoing for several years. As a student group participating in the UBC Food Systems Project through the course LFS 450, we build upon previous projects by researching, discussing, and recommending human resource management strategies specifically directed towards a food production-oriented garden. Research included reviewing past papers, and conducting literary research and interviews. Email interviews with the University of Toronto Sky Garden, The Orchard Garden and a face-to-face interview with Sprouts allowed us to develop management models and to further understand the challenges. With these findings, the group discussed pros and cons of four possible management models; 1) management by a student club, 2) by a single employee, 3) by several employees or 4) a combination of these. As a result, the group identified a club model with incentives, as a potential way to motivate students to offer services for the collective objective of selling to campus food outlets. If lead by a directed studies or paid position, this framework is a starting point that we consider most fitting. Realizing that this report does not have all the answers and direction needed to start the management team, future students should review our work and where applicable continue to develop this management model. Disclaimer: “UBC SEEDS provides students with the opportunity to share the findings of their studies, as well as their opinions, conclusions and recommendations with the UBC community. The reader should bear in mind that this is a student project/report and is not an official document of UBC. Furthermore readers should bear in mind that these reports may not reflect the current status of activities at UBC. We urge you to contact the research persons mentioned in a report or the SEEDS Coordinator about the current status of the subject matter of a project/report.”

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University of British Columbia. LFS 450; UBC Social Ecological Economic Development Studies (SEEDS) Student Report

Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library

10.14288/1.0108555

Land and Food Systems, Faculty of

Unreviewed

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