Click flyer to download a GrowRIVERSIDE flyer. (printed in English & Spanish)
The second annual GrowRIVERSIDE conference is only two weeks away!
If you’ve been wanting to strengthen the local food and urban agriculture infrastructure in your community and don’t have a clue about how to begin, do not miss the second annual GrowRIVERSIDE conference. The conference will be held at the Riverside Convention Center, June 11-13, 2015.
At the inaugural conference last year, the City of Riverside was in the early stages of establishing relationships between local growers, the urban agriculture community, policy makers, investors and Riverside residents. Now one year later, the community-led Riverside Food Systems Alliance is in place and working to promote sustainable agriculture and an economically viable food system in Riverside and neighboring communities.
Attend GrowRiverside: The Future of Local Food (June 11-13, 2015) to learn more about this new Alliance and to network with growers, entrepreneurs, policy makers, investors, Riverside residents, and students pursuing careers in sustainable and start-up agriculture.
The conference program includes sessions about:
- Developing Urban Farms that Benefit City and Community
- Innovative Business Models to Support Local Food Marketing and Distribution
- Exploring the Viability of Indoor Farming in Cities
- Disruption and Technology in Urban Agriculture
- Market Development for Beginning Farmers
- Launching and Funding a Local Food Enterprise
View the complete program at GrowRiverside.com.
A free Community Farm Fest will be held on Saturday, June 13 in downtown Riverside near the weekly farmers market.
Many community workshops are planned. Workshops begin at 9:00 AM. The workshop schedule includes:
- Grow Vegetables and Gardens Organically and Sustainably
- Saving the Seasons: An Overview of Food Preservation
- Innovative Water Devices: Subterranean Irrigation
- Rainwater and Greywater Harvesting
- Edible Landscaping
- Hydroponics 101
- Edible Weeds and Native Plants
- Benefits of a Plant-Based Diet
- Ask a Farmer: What is Community Supported Agriculture?
Click on the image above to download a Community Farm Fest flyer to share with family and friends. The flyer is printed in English and Spanish.
Eat locally grown food.
Support local growers.
Live a healthful lifestyle.
Register for GrowRIVERSIDE today!
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