{"id":114,"date":"2020-11-02T18:08:08","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T18:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bclna.com\/grow-your-future\/?page_id=114"},"modified":"2023-09-22T14:44:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T21:44:41","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bclna.com\/grow-your-future\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Grow Your Future BC\u00a0 has been created to showcase the opportunities for work and rewarding career paths in horticulture in BC.<\/p>\n<p>Our mission is to inform and invite people to work, learn and build their careers in horticulture.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What Is horticulture?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Seed Your Future Definition:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cHorticulture is the art, technology, business, and science of plants.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dictionary Definition:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cThe art or practice of garden cultivation and management.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wikipedia Definition:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cHorticulture is the agriculture of plants, mainly for food, materials, comfort and beauty for decoration. Horticulturists apply knowledge, skills, and technologies to grow intensively produced plants for human food and non-food uses and for personal or social needs.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Values:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Integrity: We as an industry will treat everyone within all organizations and the public as a whole with respect, fairness and honesty.<\/li>\n<li>Collaboration: We as an industry will work together in partnership with our stakeholders to continuously improve the strength of our valued workforce.<\/li>\n<li>Practicality: We as an industry will work hard to develop and apply real hands-on solutions to our labour problems, which will encompass change and lead to long term viability and success for our industry.<\/li>\n<li>Sustainability: We as an industry will shape our future through a long term investment in a best practice philosophy, and capacity building for our workforce to thrive.<\/li>\n<li>Adaptability: We as an industry will identify and be proactive to changes in circumstances that influence our human resource requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are many different job opportunities available in the world of horticulture. Learn about what those are and how you can grow your future career!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Meet The Staff<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1137 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/bclna.com\/grow-your-future\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Coreen-Berrisford.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bclna.com\/grow-your-future\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Coreen-Berrisford.jpg 164w, https:\/\/bclna.com\/grow-your-future\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Coreen-Berrisford-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><br \/>\n<b>Coreen Rodger Berrisford<br \/>\n<\/b>Project Manager<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:cberrisford@bclna.com\">Email<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1139 \" src=\"https:\/\/bclna.com\/grow-your-future\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Hannah-Nicolle.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"171\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bclna.com\/grow-your-future\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Hannah-Nicolle.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bclna.com\/grow-your-future\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Hannah-Nicolle-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bclna.com\/grow-your-future\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/09\/Hannah-Nicolle-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 171px) 100vw, 171px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Hannah Nicolle<\/strong><br \/>\nDigital Marketing and Communications Coordinator<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:hnicolle@bclna.com\">Email<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grow Your Future BC\u00a0 has been created to showcase the opportunities for work and rewarding career paths in horticulture in BC. 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