PHILADELPHIA — Urban Agriculture as practiced in any given context picks up characteristics of that city. However, surveying in Philadelphia has found that four themes drive the missions of urban agriculture programs: addressing food scarcity through community development, building a local network of growers and distributors to bring healthy food to food deserts, providing a training ground for career skills that lead to career pathways for young and old, and supporting food entrepreneurship in local communities.
This virtual program will be led by PSPA’s own Jessica McAtamney and local people who work in the urban agriculture space. It will attempt to provide a brief overview of the four rationales for urban agriculture. Virtual.
Speakers
Phil Forsyth, Co-Executive Director
Philadelphia Orchard Project
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Brandon Ritter
Chief Operating Officer
FarmerJawn & Friends Foundation Fund
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Owen Taylor
Owner/Co-Founder Truelove Seeds
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Mimi McKenzie
Legal Director
Public Interest Law Center
Logistics
- Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 1:00 pm.
- Virtual on Zoom.
- There is no registration fee but pre-registration is required. Register by contacting pspaonline@gmail.com with the name(s) of the people attending, their affiliations and emails, and you will receive a Zoom link in return.
- Contact Scott Sheely at pspaonline@gmail.com with any questions. Registrations end by COB on Wednesday, January 4, 2023.
–Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture