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Urban Agriculture and The Next Farm Bill Symposium

September 30, 2016 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

The GW Sustainability Collaborative’s annual symposium brings together policy makers, academics and practitioners to identify current scientific findings and future research questions in the field of sustainability. This year’s conference will focus on the forthcoming 2018 Farm Bill. The event will be co-hosted by three organizations – AGree, Michigan State University, and the University of the District of Columbia. AGree is an organization with the mission of driving positive change in the food and agriculture system by connecting and challenging leaders from diverse communities to build consensus, catalyze action, and elevate food and agriculture as a national priority. Michigan State University’s Center for Regional Food Systems is an organization committed to research, education and outreach to develop regionally integrated, sustainable food systems. The University of the District of Columbia is the only public higher education in DC, and the only urban land-grant university in the nation with a College of Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences, as well as a College of Agriculture.

Where: Jack Morton Auditorium, The George Washington University @ 805 21st St NW, Washington, DC

When: September 30, 9am-5pm

Cost: Free!! Register online here!

If you’re not in DC you can Livestream here!

 

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Date:
September 30, 2016
Time:
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
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