The year of urban agriculture

Here's an interesting article on what's going on in Seattle and the actions that the city is taking to promote urban agriculture: http://civileats.com/2010/02/19/rain-city-farmers-get-a-year-in-the-sun/. Organizations like Philadelphia Green (run through the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society) have provided similar support for gardens in the city, but Seattle seems to be a little farther along.

Mind the Food Gap

Photo credit: Allen Ruan 

This past week Ingrid, Ori and I worked together to organize an event focused on food justice for Penn's Food Week. The event was a smashing success, with over 100 attendees sitting down to a dinner of delicious local food and discussing issues related to food justice. The evening kicked off with a presentation by Sayre High School's Nutrition's Most Wanted on healthy eating. We then proceeded to talk about issues related to food access, availability, and education. The goal of this dinner was to present unique perspectives on food justice, which we hoped we accomplished by bringing together Penn students, local activists, and professors at the dinner table.