Canada: Four-course Urban Agriculture Certificate Program at Ryerson University
The winter session starts January 17, 2022 and registration is open until January 24, 2022.
From Joe Nasr
Are you seeking a deeper understanding of urban agriculture and the greening of cities? This fall, the four-course Urban Agriculture Certificate Program at Ryerson University (renaming in process)* is offering two online courses.
Join instructors Joe Nasr and Rhonda Teitel-Payne in the foundation course, CVFN410 – Understanding Urban Agriculture. You’ll explore the practice of urban agriculture in its many forms around the world and see how it enhances and contributes to urban food security, health, community building, sustainable livelihoods and environmental management. This course expands understanding of the potential impacts, constraints, and opportunities of urban agriculture. You’ll also learn about relevant stakeholders, historical contexts and local, regional and international trends.
In CVFN413 – Urban Agriculture Policy Making with instructor James Kuhns, you’ll explore participatory policy making concerning the role of urban agriculture in sustainable development and institutionalisation of urban agriculture in city-regional food systems. The course examines the tools and methodologies for analysing stakeholders, farming systems, land uses, and regulatory frameworks. Next steps involve strategic planning leading to design of appropriate policies and actions for implementing urban agriculture projects and their monitoring and evaluation. The course highlights lessons from a wide array of cities around the world.
If you have a particular interest in urban food systems and food security, CFNY408 – Urban Food Security is also offered this winter with instructors Wendy Mendes and Joe Nasr. Over half of the world’s population now lives in cities. So, ensuring safe and affordable food for urban populations is a real challenge in richer industrial economies, and more so in poorer countries where resources are limited and poverty rates exceed 50 percent. This course, part of the six-course Certificate in Food Security Program, will examine the unique challenges of creating food security in urban areas.
For more information on how to register for the Urban Agriculture Certificate, the Food Security Certificate, or any of their courses, please contact Reg Noble (Academic Coordinator) at food@ryerson.ca. The winter session starts January 17, 2022 and registration is open until January 24, 2022.
*In August 2021, the university announced that it would begin a renaming process to address the legacy of Egerton Ryerson for a more inclusive future. Let’s write the next chapter together.
