LibGuides UFV: UFV Student Library Orientation: Health & Wellness Resources @ UFV Library

Overview

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Mental, physical, and spiritual health are all important facets of our well-being that we need to take care of during our studies. UFV Library has collections that can be used for personal interest and development. This page has some ideas for themes and resources that may be of interest. If you want or need support, please connect with the UFV Counselling department.

UFV Student Counselling
UFV Counselling appointments are available in-person, by phone, and online (Zoom).

Baking for Comfort

From No-Knead to Sourdough by Victoria Redhed Miller
Create delicious, healthy breads in your own kitchen - no experience required.

UBC Cinnamon Buns
What to bake when you've baked all the bread.

The Rise of Yeast : How the Sugar Fungus Shaped Civilisation by Nicholas P. Money
Over the millennia, we have adapted the technologies of brewing, winemaking, and baking and have come to rely on yeast more and more.

Good and Cheap by Leanne Brown
Learn to cook on a budget with this online cookbook.
Sourdough Library
Explore the Sourdough Library.

Newman Western Canadian Cookbook Collection This link opens in a new window
Online copies of cookbooks available in Newman Western Canadian Cookbook special collection.
Permitted Uses for this Database

Gardening and Food Security

From Container to Kitchen by D. J. Herda
Written for the novice home gardener as well as the seasoned pro, this fully illustrated, comprehensive guide to container gardening will show you how to save up to 70% on your produce bill—wherever you live!
The Ecotechnic Future by John Michael Greer
Fusing human ecology and history, this book challenges assumptions held by mainstream and alternative thinkers about the evolution of human societies.
Independence Days by Sharon Astyk
Independence Days tackles both the nuts and bolts of food preservation, as well as the host of broader issues tied to the creation of local diets.
Depletion and Abundance by Sharon Astyk
The author presents strategies to create stronger homes, better health and a richer family life and to live comfortably with an uncertain energy supply prepare children for a hotter, lower energy, less secure world survive and thrive in an economy in crisis, and maintain a kitchen garden to supply basic food needs.

Watch a Movie, Documentary or Talk

BC-Made Documentaries and Short Films
Free content from the CBC.
Films on Demand Mobile Apps
Enjoy these classic films and more:
1932 Oscar-winning A Farewell to Arms
1945 Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None
1966 Pulitzer Prize–winning Death of a Salesman
1973 The Glass Menagerie
1934 Of Human Bondage
Pride & Prejudice - various versions
Google Arts & Culture National Parks Tours
Follow rangers on a journey to places most people never go.
Google Arts & Culture Virtual Museum Tours
Google Arts & Culture’s collection includes the British Museum in London, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the Guggenheim in New York City.
Google Arts & Culture Virtual Tours
More virtual tours from Google Arts & Culture.

National Film Board (NFB) This link opens in a new window
Access to hundreds of English and French-language animated films and documentaries online in streaming video.

The Shows Must Go On
Select Andrew Lloyd Weber musicals, every Friday, 7 pm EST (4 pm PST), available for 48 hours. A new musical every week for seven weeks.
UBC Arts Talks, Performances, and Exhibits
Thought-provoking TED talks by UBC Arts professors, uplifting performances by UBC musicians and more.

Keep a Journal

1918 Influenza Diaries
Keep a journal of your experiences.
Flu Pandemics of the 20th Century: the BC Experience
From the Legislative Library of BC.
Royal BC Museum: Tell us Your Covid-19 Story
The museum and archives is hoping to gather BC’s pandemic stories in real time and build a longer-term collecting project to capture its legacy.