Event announcement and schedule
Urban Agriculture Conference
February 29—March 1, 2008 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin -- In collaboration with Fondy Food Center, Growing Power, University of Wisconsin-Extension for Milwaukee County, The Kitchen Table Project, and the City of Milwaukee, MFAI and Slow Food Wisconsin Southeast will host the Urban Agriculture Conference in Milwaukee at the downtown Hilton, February 29 to March 1, 2008. Our goal is to work side-by-side to overcome the barriers to sharing our urban resources and building an urban agricultural future.
Pre-conference Workshops
- SPIN (Small Plot Intensive Farming) Workshop: All day Thursday, February 28 and half day on Friday, February 29, we will hold a workshop on intense urban food production, entitled Small Plot Intensive Farming (SPIN). Location and times are yet to be determined; and
- Urban agriculture tours around Milwaukee: Tours of urban agriculture-related activities in Milwaukee will be offered Friday afternoon, February 29, followed by a reception dinner with local food.
Urban Agriculture Conference Schedule
The following Conference events are to be held at the downtown Hilton in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Friday night, February 29, 2008
Opening Dinner and keynote speech by Michael Ableman (with an introduction from the Mayor of Milwaukee, invited).
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Each workshop session will feature five concurrent workshops. Check back for registration and workshop details.
| Time | Activity/Speaker |
|---|---|
| 8:00 - 9:00am | Breakfast and Opening of the Conference-- Michael Ableman |
| 9:00 - 10:20am | Workshops I |
| 10:30 - 11:50am | Workshops II |
| 12:00 - 1:45pm | Lunch and Speaker (Rocky Marcoux, City of Milwaukee DCD, invited) |
| 2:00 - 3:20pm | Workshops III |
| 3:30 - 4:50pm | Workshop IV |
| 5:00pm | Conference Closing Speaker |
| 6:00pm | Dinner and Social Time |
Sponsors
- Michael Fields Agricultural Institute
- Slow Food Wisconsin Southeast
- Fondy Food Center
- Growing Power
- University of Wisconsin-Extension for Milwaukee County
- The Kitchen Table Project
- City of Milwaukee