Universatis Kó:wa

Faculty of Agriculture & Food Science

We convene growers, practitioners, and researchers to build resilient food systems—soil to shelf—through practical agronomy, food science, and institution-building for the next seven generations.

Current focus

We are nurturing early growth slowly and carefully. As conversations within our circles continue, we remain open to new collaborations where there is shared commitment to discretion, clarity, and outcomes—especially work that can be proven in the field, documented, and taught.

• Private meetings, research sessions, briefings, and hosted group dialogue (in-person and virtual)
• Regenerative and “biodynamic” agriculture: soil rebuilding, compost systems, water strategy, genetics and climate-resilient cropping
• Food science: preservation, fermentation, post-harvest handling, and shelf-stable product development
• Agroforestry and perennial systems (specialized studies with regard to sugar maple and other high-value tree crops)
• Controlled-environment agriculture & aquaponics living laboratory pilots, with practical training pathways
• Curriculum development with collaborators in the following disciplines:
  • School of Biodynamics and Regenerative Agriculture
  • Institute of Food Science, Fermentation & Preservation
  • Agroforestry & Perennial Systems Program
  • Aquaponics & Controlled-Environment Agriculture Laboratory
  • Seed, Biodiversity & Crop Resilience Initiative