Mar
27
to Mar 28

AgLanta Conference 2018

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2 Days, 7 smart topics, 30+ speakers, and 300+ attendees

The 2018 AgLanta Conference is a dynamic urban agriculture conference, organized by Agritecture and hosted by the City of Atlanta’s Office of Resilience, to showcase urban and controlled environment agriculture (CEA) innovation, foster community engagement, and generate economic development.

Cities and companies around the world are recognizing the growing demand for local food coupled with an ever growing urban population. As a result, urban and controlled environment agriculture has emerged as a promising and viable solution. All forms of urban agriculture can work together to drive food access, economic development, as well as social, environmental, and health benefits.

Over the past few years, we have seen an increasing pattern of cities and conferences focusing on the "Smart City". These conversations tend to encompass everything from IoT to energy efficiency, but almost always leave agriculture out of the picture, which is why we’ve made this year’s theme, “Smart Ag for Smart Cities”.

The AgLanta Conference will feature workshops and panels covering a range of critical Smart City topics—each with a particular focus on the multiple roles Smart Agriculture will play in making cities more efficient, resilient, and sustainable.

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Open House (2): Sunset Urban Garden
Nov
29
4:00 PM16:00

Open House (2): Sunset Urban Garden

Open House: 251 Sunset Ave. NW, Atlanta, 30314 (Site visit + information session) 

Join us at the Vine City Community Garden open house! Meet the Mayor's Office of Resiilence and Groundwork Atlanta staff and learn more about the "Grows-A-Lot" program. Vegan hot dogs and chili compliments of Irwin Street Markets will be there too!

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Open House (2): Campbellton Urban Garden
Nov
27
4:00 PM16:00

Open House (2): Campbellton Urban Garden

1597 Campbellton Rd. SW Atlanta, 30311 (Site visit + information session)

Join us at the Campbellton Community Garden open house! Meet the Mayor's Office of Resilience and Groundwork Atlanta staff and learn more about the "Grows-A-Lot" program. Vegan hot dogs and chili compliments of Irwin Street Markets will be there too!

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Open House: Collier Urban Farm
Nov
20
4:00 PM16:00

Open House: Collier Urban Farm

Open House: pilot urban farm site - 3301 Collier Drive NW Atlanta, 30331 (Site visit + information session).  *Energy Right-of-Way between Harper-Archer Middle School and 280. 

Join us at the Collier Urban Farm open house! Meet the Mayor's Office of Resilience and Groundwork Atlanta staff and learn more about the "Grows-A-Lot" program. Mushroom soup of Irwin Street Markets will be there too!

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"Grows-A-Lot" Open House: hosted by GroundWork Atlanta & Mayor's Office of Resilience
Nov
14
11:30 AM11:30

"Grows-A-Lot" Open House: hosted by GroundWork Atlanta & Mayor's Office of Resilience

  • Groundwork Atlanta "Grows-A-Lot" Open House (map)
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Groundwork Atlanta and the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Resilience will celebrate the launch of the Aglanta Grows A Lot program at a community luncheon and public open house on Tuesday, November 14 from 11:30am to 1:30pm at Collins Memorial United Methodist Church (2220 Bolton Road, Atlanta, GA 30318). This program will provide opportunities for local community members to establish farms and gardens on Georgia Power transmission line corridors and underutilized City of Atlanta properties.

Future Site of Riverside Farm at Spink Street

The launch event will include a free lunch, an introduction to the Aglanta Grows A Lot program, and remarks from program partners. Participants will have a chance to learn about the program and the urban farms and gardens application process, including information on the Riverside Farm at Spink Street through an open house and optional site visit.

The Aglanta Grows A Lot Program Launch Event and Riverside Farm Open House is free and open to the public, but pre-registration is requested. We look forward to seeing you there!

To learn more about this new program, please visit the Aglanta website. 

For further information on Groundwork Atlanta, please visit www.groundworkatlanta.org. 

To RSVP for the event, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aglanta-grows-a-lot-program-launch-event-and-riverside-farm-open-house-tickets-38823467035?aff=es2

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