Storage losses in all kinds of agri food crops are substantial - are they largely preventable?
Dr Chandra Singh
Thursday, May 1, 2025 12:00 PM
Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization
At least one-fifth of all food produced in Canada is (avoidably) lost or wasted during harvesting, packing, storing, handling, transporting and processing. Lethbridge Polytechnic received grants in 2021 from different sources to study the issues and the speaker will provide evidence of promising results. Lethbridge Polytechnic was also on the receiving end of part of a large grant this year that will be applied towards using cellular agricultural research to improve food security across Canada well into the future.
The evolution of tea - are there any health benefits drinking specific varieties?
Sampath Walgama
Thursday, May 8, 2025 12:00 PM
Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization
Tea’s origins are widely believed to be in China, with the tea plant, Camellia Sinensis, native to the southwest of the country, particularly the Yunnan province. It’s an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured or fresh leaves of Camellia Sinensis. While tea has been initially considered as a “beverage” it is no longer considered just a “beverage” by itself but rather a drink with medicinal value.
Receding Glaciers - Vanishing Glaciers
Hester Jiskoot
Thursday, May 15, 2025 12:00 PM
Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization
The United Nations declared 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation and proclaimed 21 March the annual World Day for Glaciers. Related initiatives are highlighting the importance of glaciers worldwide, including their role in freshwater supplies and sea level rise, and the increasing threats of glacial hazards, while illustrating the impacts of climate change on the critical role that glaciers play in our Earth’s systems. Professor Hester Jiskoot will present the trends and future projections in receding glaciers and ice sheets worldwide and the related implications for humanity.