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City Growers Education Conference

With the rise of urban agriculture came the rise of urban agriculture education. School gardens, urban farms, outdoor classrooms, greenhouse learning labs, hydro- and aquaponic systems have been increasingly used by teachers, informal educators, and youth leaders in their work with children and teens. Yet, although many wonderful food and farm conferences have been established, none looked at farms, gardens, and other urban green spaces through the lens of education and youth development.

The City Growers Education Conference is the first of its kind in New York City. Bringing educators together to share knowledge, inspiration, and best practices in farm- and garden-based education, CGEC showcases the many ways that urban green spaces can be utilized to teach, empower, and nurture young people. With inspiring keynote speakers, hands-on workshops on wide-ranging topics, and panels comprised of experts in and champions of urban agriculture education, CGEC aims to increase the reach and depth of garden-based education.

Below are just a few of the workshops delivered at past City Growers Education Conferences:

Food Corps — No Garden, No Time, No Problem! Garden Education With Limited Space & Supplies
Green City Force — Urban Ag and Job Training
Brooklyn Botanic Garden — Garden Lab: Inquiry Science Learning in Classrooms & Gardens
The Horticultural Society of New York — Growing Herbs for Growing Minds
NY Sun Works — Hydroponics In Your Classroom: Connecting STEM & Sustainability
Queens County Farm Museum — Sustainability for Colonial America?
OKO Farms — Grow Fish and Vegetables Together
PS 41 The Greenwich Village School — Green Roofs on School Buildings
Added Value — Youth-Run Markets: Everything You Need to Know
Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture — Empowering Teens to be Food Citizens
New York Botanical Garden — Strategies for Sustaining Your School Garden
PS 20 Clinton Hill — Vegetable Dyes
Randall’s Island Park Alliance — You Can Grow Rice in NYC!
Grow NYC/Grow to Learn — Introduction to NYC School Gardens
Trees NY — How to Handle a Hungry Tree
Harlem Grown — Growing Fruits, Vegetables, and Well-Adjusted Humans
Poughkeepsie Farm Project — Multicultural Children’s Literature in the Garden
Columbia Secondary School Community Garden — Chick It Out! Keeping Chickens in the City That Never Sleeps
Edible Schoolyard NYC — Cultivating Food Awareness in Youth
Children’s Aid Society — Using Art, Advocacy & Storytelling to Engage Adolescents in a Food Justice Discussion

NOTE: The next City Growers Education Conference will be in 2021! 

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