The Massachusetts Urban Farming Conference (UFC) will convene local and regional experts, advocates, and innovators to support urban farming
Fri, Mar 5, 2021 – Thu, Mar 11, 2021
Rose Arruda
Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
Urban Agriculture, Food Ventures and Food Trust Coordinator
Featured Speakers:
Karen Washington, Co-Owner, Rise & Root Farm; Co-Founder, Black Urban Growers
Jillian Hishaw, Esq. L.L.M., F.A.R.M.S., Founder
Greg Watson, Director for Policy and Systems Design, Schumacher Center for a New Economics
Samples of Sessions:
Land Security is Food Security
Urban Farming Policy Review Across MA Municipalities
Grant Writing 101
Food Justice Panels
Urban Farms: Incubators for Climate Change Research & Applied
Technology Development The Making of an Urban Farm
Soil: Improving Nutrient DensityHow Urban Farmers are Meeting the Challenges of COVID
Faith Based Organizing for Healthier Communities
Small Tools for Urban Farms
Crop Planning
Food Safety
Land Ownership: The 101 of Buying Land
Greenhouse Management
Season Extension Techniques and Tools
More sessions to be announced and subject to change
