[SPN-Discussion] You're invited to the GreenHomeNYC March Forum: Urban Agriculture (Mar 16, 2016)

[Pamela Berns]

You are invited to the following event:
March Forum: Urban Agriculture
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Event to be held at the following time, date, and location:

Wednesday, March 16, 2016 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

*Knoll Showroom*
1330 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019

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Agriculture is booming across the five boroughs - from rooftops in North
Brooklyn to hydroponic greenhouses in Jamaica, Queens; farms on Randall’s
Island and Battery Park; school yards filled with raised beds and
GreenThumb gardens dotting the map; and produce being grown on top of and
inside of restaurants and culinary programs. It is an exciting time to be a
farmer in the city. But what does it take to make these projects a
long-term reality? What is the feasibility for commercial or even personal
production in a city where there is always competition for land and
resources?

[image: The Brooklyn Grange in LIC, Queens]

Join us at this month’s forum where experienced urban growers will discuss
their projects and the challenges and opportunities inherent in urban
agriculture in New York City.

Don't miss presentations from*:*

*Jason Green, CEO + Cofounder, Edenworks*

Edenworks grows uncompromisingly delicious and sustainable salads by
developing and operating vertical indoor aquaponic farms. Prior to
Edenworks, Jason was a researcher at the nexus of neuroscience and
bioengineering, developing rehabilitative virtual reality environments for
patients with brain damage. Jason unplugs by cooking, traveling, eating,
and working with his hands.

*Gwen Schantz, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Brooklyn Grange*

The Brooklyn Grange is a renowned urban farming business based in New York
City. Gwen spent much of her childhood in her parents’ western
Massachusetts vegetable garden, and went on to work on small organic farms
in New York State while she was a student at Vassar College. Her
professional background is in international sustainable development and
environmental program development, and she is a co-founder of the Bushwick
Food Cooperative and CSA as well as City Growers, a New York based food and
farm education program for children and young adults.

*Nick Storrs, Urban Farm Manager, Randall's Island Park Alliance*

The Randall’s Island Urban Farm offers a free Edible Education Program to
NYC school children, where students explore how the choices we make about
food affect the health of ourselves, our communities, and our wider
environment. Nick was born on a small farm in rural New Hampshire. After
receiving a degree from McGill University he worked in Brazil and Bolivia
growing vegetables and coffee, and later in northern Vermont, producing
vegetables for local markets. Since moving to New York City he has worked
as a gardener for the Central Park Conservancy, contributed to the Five
Borough Farm Project, as well as to research conducted by the Northeast
Rice Association through the Cornell Rice Labs, and is currently an
instructor at the New York Botanical Gardens.



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