American Community Gardening Association Annual Conference-- Seattle 2013
In 2013 two great events in the urban gardening world will happen in Seattle. The Seattle P-Patch community gardening program, one of the premier community gardening programs in the country, celebrates its 40th birthday, and the American Community Gardening Association, the premier national representative of community gardening and a pioneer in urban agriculture, returns to Seattle to celebrate its national conference. Last hosted by Seattle in 1998, this conference is a tremendous opportunity to showcase urban gardening and agriculture opportunities in the city and in our region, and it’s a remarkable opportunity to develop strong connections among local and regional urban gardening and agriculture activities as well as learn from attendees flying in from all over the nation and Canada.
Theme
Cultivating Community, Harvesting Health: Community Gardens to Urban Farms
Dates &
Location
Thursday, August 8 through Sunday, August 11, 2013
University of Washington – Gould Hall, School of Landscape Architecture
Schedule
Thursday – PreConference – The Adhoc Food Economy, featuring panel discussions focused on the growth and organization of this sector and hands on demonstrations of value added products.
Friday – Keynote speaker, and workshops focused the universe of issues surrounding community gardening and urban farming. Evening gala celebration
Saturday – Tours visiting community gardens and community based food activities in the local area; evening film night.
Sunday—Workshops, Closing panel focused on Community Food Activities and community health
