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Community engagement is focus of GrowRIVERSIDE 2016

January 26, 2016 by Tania Marien

Inland Empire residents with an interest in sustainable food systems and locally grown food have the opportunity to learn about local agriculture initiatives at the GrowRIVERSIDE conference.

The third annual GrowRIVERSIDE conference will be held on the campus of
UC Riverside on Monday, March 21, 2016. Tickets range in price from $55 to $90.

This year the conference will focus on:

  • The knowledge and tools required to create local food systems.
  • Economic development and community engagement.
  • Public policy related to food and agriculture.
  • Research projects conducted by undergraduate and graduate students.

Scheduled to speak at the conference are:

  • Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food & Agriculture
  • Dr. Glenda Humiston, Vice President, UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • A.G. Kawamura, Former Secretary of Agriculture and Third-generation Urban Farmer
  • Michael Shuman, Author/Attorney/Expert, Community Economics

In addition to the formal conference, several community events are planned. This week a community gathering for food entrepreneurs and community advocates will be held at Health’s Kitchen in Riverside. The schedule of community events includes:

    Community Gathering at Health’s Kitchen
    Network with food entrepreneurs, community advocates
    January 27, 2016
    6:00 – 8:30 pm
    FREE
    Register

    Dinner in the KITCHEN
    Served by the Riverside Unified School District’s nutrition program, a leader in Farm-to-School Programs.
    January 30, 2016
    5:30 – 9:30 pm
    Buy Tickets ($75)

    Community Gathering at Health’s Kitchen
    Learn how to sell what you grow
    February 24, 2016
    6:00 – 8:30 pm
    FREE
    Register

    Growers Forum at Citrus State Historic Park
    Citrus State Historic Park
    March 4, 2016
    8:00 – 11:00 am
    FREE
    Register

    Citrus Circle Farm-to-Fork Dinner
    UCR Alumni Center
    March 21, 2016
    6:30 – 9:30 pm
    Buy Tickets ($75)

    Riverside Farms Tours (All Day)
    Citrus State Historic Park
    March 22, 2016
    9:00 am – 4:00 pm
    Buy Tickets ($80)

Learn more about the history of GrowRIVERSIDE and the history of Riverside’s urban agriculture movement at Seedstock. Seedstock is a social venture fostering the development of local food systems and helped to plan the first two GrowRIVERSIDE conferences.



Plants, Life, Riverside
is an interpretive project about plants in an urban environment. Where are the plants in Riverside? Let’s find out.

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