This is going to be a sweet lecture/ panel discussion for those of you interested in creating and strengthening the local food movement in the Philadelphia region, featuring some awesome panelists that are involved with urban agriculture initiatives in other cities:
How can we feed Philadelphia?
Growing the Grange
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Academy of Natural Sciences (19th St. and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway)
6:00-6:30: Reception; 6:30-8:30: Forum presentation and discussion
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This Urban Sustainability Forum will take on the topic of urban agriculture in Philadelphia, exploring ways that growers, markets, and consumers can strengthen and improve Philadelphia’s access to healthy, safe, and affordable food. This event is an opportunity to learn from some exemplary models of how we can increase access to fresh food, promote sustainable agriculture, and promote policy-friendly initiatives for growing the grange.
The forum will feature speakers from other cities sharing their experiences on how they established land-based development and policy to promote urban agriculture, and give an overview of Philadelphia’s current farm and policy initiatives.
- Laurie Actman: Project Director, Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, City of Philadelphia;
- Marcia Caton Campbell: Program Director, Center for Resilient Cities, Milwaukee;
- Ben Reynolds: Food Link Project Officer, Sustain London;
- Domenic Vitiello (moderator): Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning and Urban Studies, University of Pennsylvania.
