The
Urban Ag Program and partners are proud to present our first Urban Ag
Academy, September 12, 2015! Please see the attached flyer for more
details or read on below. Please spread the word to your networks!
RSVP
and more information can be found at urbanagacademy.eventbrite.com.
Urban Ag Academy
Grow it, Preserve it, Love it!
SF County Fair Building, 9th and Irving,
Saturday, September 12, 11:30a-5pm
Join
the Urban Agriculture Program and partners for Urban Ag Academy: Grow It,
Preserve It, Love It! This one-day event will feature demonstration
classes on gardening and garden-infrastructure, workshops on fermenting and
canning food, tips to being a successful grower in San Francisco, access and
information to expert resources for all levels of gardener, and many fun
opportunities to network and meet like-minded urban agriculture enthusiasts and
practitioners. This free event is a unique opportunity for San
Franciscans to gather, learn and celebrate our city-grown harvest. If
you’re just starting out gardening in your backyard or have had chickens for
years, this event will have something for everyone!
Classes
on Gardening and Garden Infrastructure! Seed Swap! Workshops on
Canning and Preserving Food! Interactive Talks on Regenerative
Agriculture by Youth, Urban Ag Policy, Community Building, and Selling Your
Produce in SF! Pie Hour! Ask a Master Gardener Clinic! Information
Tables on Permaculture, Mycological
Society, Gleaning Programs, Gardening Projects Citywide, Drought-Resistant
Gardening, Conflict Resolution and More! Novella Carpenter, author
of Farm City and Pam Peirce, author of Golden Gate Gardening!
Stay
through the evening time for a Barn
Dance, hosted by 18 Reasons (this is a paid event).
Partners:
University
of San Francisco’s Urban Agriculture Minor, Garden for the Environment, 18
Reasons, Department of the Environment, Department of Public Works, Public
Utilities Commission, Recreation and Park Department, and University of
California Cooperative Extension.
Thanks,
Hannah
Urban
Agriculture Program Coordinator
San
Francisco Recreation & Park Department | Capital Improvement Division
City
& County of San Francisco | 30 Van Ness Avenue, 3rd Floor
San
Francisco, CA 94102
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