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SUMMARY:3rd Annual Seedstock Sustainable Agriculture Innovation Conference
DESCRIPTION:Please join us at the 3rd Annual Seedstock Sustainable Agriculture Innovation Conference: Reintegrating Ag: Local Food Systems and the Future of Cities (http://conference2014.seedstock.com) in which I will be participating. The conference will explore the economic impact as well as the community and environmental benefits that can result from the development of a robust local food system.  \nSlated for Tuesday and Wednesday\, November 11 – 12\, 2014 at the UCLA Anderson School of Management\, the first day of the conference will offer an Urban Agriculture Field Trip on which attendees will get a sneak peak at Los Angeles’ first multi-faceted food production business incubator for local entrepreneurs along with a tour of a blossoming 1.5-acre high school campus urban farming operation in Pasadena and a visit to a hydroponic shipping container farm in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District. \nThe second day of the conference will feature panels and keynotes that will explore\, among other topics\, the following: \n* Reintegrating Agriculture into the City \n* The local food production and commercial potential of controlled environment agriculture in cities; \n* How city and county policy can encourage investment in and support of local and urban agriculture; \n* Business models and technological solutions from irrigation technology to supply chain innovations necessary to augment the growth of local food systems \nI would love to see you there. Below are some more details on the conference as well as a link to register along with a promo code that will provide you with a ‘friend’s discount’ of 20% off the ticket price.\nCONFIRMED SPEAKERS INCLUDE: \nNurit Katz – Chief Sustainability Officer at UCLA\nA.G. Kawamura – Former Secretary of California Dept. of Food and Agriculture \nMud Baron – Muir Ranch\nSasha Kanno – Long Beach Local and Farm Lot 59\nNicola Kerslake – New Bean Capital\nRob Trice – Better Food Ventures and The Mixing Bowl\nErik Cutter – Alegría Fresh\nClare Fox – Los Angeles Food Policy Council\nDaniel Allen – Farmscape\nErika Block – Local Orbit\nNicola Kerslake – New Bean Capital\nDwight Detter – Whole Foods Market\nMark Glassock – Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust\nMichel Algazi – Freshology and Food Centricity\nKimberly Kessler – Resnick Program for Food Law & Policy\nErik Oberholtzer – Tender Greens\nJohn Mesko – Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota\nDavid Rosenstein – EVO Farm\nRickey Smith – Urban Green\nColin Archipley – Archi’s Acres and VSAT \nREGISTRATION & TICKETS: A limited number of discount tickets for those of you in my network are available at 20% off the list price. So register quickly to reserve your spot by going to http://seedstockconference.eventbrite.com and entering the promotional code SEEDSTOCKFRIEND to receive your discount!\nConference Website: \nhttp://conference2014.seedstock.com\nhttp://conference2014.seedstock.com/program \nConference Ticket Purchase Page: \nhttp://seedstockconference.eventbrite.com \n  \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://sustain.ucla.edu/event/3rd-annual-seedstock-sustainable-agriculture-innovation-conference/
LOCATION:UCLA Anderson School of Management\, 110 Westwood Plaza\, Los Angeles\, 90095\, United States
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