[getsmart-l] From the Ground Up

[foodfortalk at utoronto.ca]

Designing for Food and Agriculture: Recent Explorations at Ryerson University
April 20, 2:00-4:00
Ryerson University, Architecture Building, 325 Church St. room ARC 203
June Komisar: Ryerson University, Department of Architectural Science
Joe Nasr: Ryerson University, Centre for Studies in Food Security
Students from Ryerson's Department of Architectural Science

 From the Ground Up: how viable urban agriculture can empower citizens
and feed them too.
Will Allen and Erika Allen, Growing Power (www.growingpower.org)
Innis Town Hall, University of Toronto
2 Sussex Ave, Toronto (corner of Sussex and St. George)
Tuesday April 3rd, 7pm
At this public talk Will Allen and Erika Allen from Growing Power
(Milwaukee and Chicago IL), will share their experiences using urban
agriculture as a tool to advance food security and to build stronger,
more inclusive, sustainable communities.
The City-Builder-in-Residence is a joint initiative of Ryerson
University and the Metcalf Foundation.
For more information about this event, please contact Pamela Robinson,
School of Urban and Regional Planning, Ryerson University,
p6robins at ryerson.ca, 416-979-5000 ex. 6762.
Pamela Robinson
Assistant Professor
School of Urban & Regional Planning
Ryerson University
350 Victoria Street, Room L 489E
Toronto, Ontario
CANADA M5B 2K3
T 416.979.5000 x6762
F 416.979.5357
p6robins at ryerson.ca
http://www.ryerson.ca/surp/

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'Food for Talk' provides a place for conversations to take place
between people who work with communities, government and universities
to explore the emerging and challenging issues around food security,
agricultural transformation, and local food alternatives/networks.
This series is jointly sponsored by the Centre for Urban Health
Initiatives at the University of Toronto, York University Faculty of
Environmental Studies, the Ryerson Centre for Studies in Food
Security, and the Toronto Food Policy Council.

For more information about the seminar series, contact Kim
Crichton-Struthers at foodfortalk at utoronto.ca or telephone the