Growing Food for London: Can London Feed Itself? - A Conference

New August 30, 2008
See: Report of Growing Food For London Conference - June 2008

“This event will look at urban agriculture: its impact on the food security of London, its role in preserving the capital’s open space, educating and improving the health of Londoners and potentially reducing the distance that London’s food has travelled.

“Through a series of presentations from British and international experts, including academics, growers, and other experts we hope to explore what opportunities there are for producing more food and how this can be achieved in a sustainable way.

Speakers include:

Tim Lang, Professor of Food Policy at City University, former Director of the Centre for Food Policy at Thames Valley University

Joe Nasr, author of Urban Agricultrue: Food, Jobs and Sustainable Cities,

Fritz Haeg, author of Edible Estates: Attack on the Front Lawn,

Ian Collingwood, Middlesborough Council regeneration, and lead on the Middlesborough Urban Farming project.

June Komisar, Assistant Professor, Department of Architectural Science, Ryerson University

(there will be 12 speakers split over 4 sessions and discussion panels).

Read more about the conference here.