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Urban Agriculture Archives
Michael Fields Agricultural Institute-
East Troy, Wisconsin
BETTER FOOD, BETTER BEHAVIOR IN SCHOOLS PROJECT
The goal of this project is to study the relationship between existing healthy school lunch programs and evidence of behavioral changes in the participating students. Project details
POLLINATING OUR FUTURE: 2008 Urban Agriculture Conference
Michael Fields Agricultural Institute hosted a highly successful conference addressing the barriers to urban agriculture involving a wide range of often disconnected stakeholders: urban producers, researchers, urban planners, developers, community organizations, and urban activists to address the most important and controversial issues of poverty alleviation, environmental and waste management, local economic, social and community development and global warming. Grow Urban.org
“To grow your own food gives you a sort of power and it gives people dignity. You know exactly what you’re eating because you grew it. It’s good, it’s nourishing and you did this for yourself, your family and your community.” Karen Washington
URBAN AGRICULTURE: A Feast for Our Cities
Over 250 urban agriculture practitioners and enthusiasts gathered recently in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the country’s first-ever urban agriculture conference. The Pollinating Our Future: Urban Agriculture Conference brought together urban farmers, city planners, health officials, academic researchers, food and justice activists, neighborhood leaders and more. Read the full article to find out more about what happened at the Conference and what's next. Read the full article
SPIN-TASTIC FARMING GOES TO THE DOMES
MFAI and Mitchell Park Conservancy co-hosted the 2nd annual SPIN (Small Plot INtensive) Farming Workshop at the Mitchell Park Domes Pavilion in Milwaukee in February, as part of the Urban Agriculture Conference. SPIN farming is an agricultural enterprise model for urban and peri-urban areas complete with its own lexicon, planning and planting techniques, and marketing strategies. Read on to find out more.
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Michael Fields Agricultural Institute is a public, non-profit institute for education and research in sustainable agriculture, which admits students of any race, color and national or ethnic origin.
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