Our half-day seminar on Productive Landscapes in the Urban Environment was a great success! Thank you to all of the speakers, moderators, volunteers and participants.
Thank you also to our generous sponsor, Bartlett Tree Experts
Here are the links that were presented or discussed at our 4 CEU’s + a Beer event on March 14
Download a copy of the handout
Photos from the event are currently posted on our Facebook page and will be posted on our website soon.
Session 1: Landscape Systems
Speakers:
Iain Kerr, Spurse – After Nature: Thinking Urban Ecological Systems
Spurse: www.spurse.org
Matthew Potteiger, SUNY ESF – Eating Ecologies: Food Systems, Narratives, Networks, and Spaces
Greater Philadelphia Food System Study: http://www.dvrpc.org/food/FoodSystemStudy.htm
Robin Elmslie Osler, Grow Studio – Urban Farming Food Chain
Grow Studio: http://www.eoarch.com/work/grow-studio.html
Session 2: Productive Landscapes
Speakers:
Kate Bakewell, Bio Cities – Productive Landscapes in the Urban Environments
Bio Cities: http://www.biocities.org/
Kubi Ackerman – The Potential for Urban Agriculture in NYC
The Potential for Urban Agriculture in NYC: http://www.urbandesignlab.columbia.edu/sitefiles/file/urban_agriculture_nyc.pdf
Alec Baxt, Farmingup – The Potential for Rooftop Crops in NYC
FarmingUp: http://www.farmingup.org/
Session 4: The Potential of Urban Agriculture in NYC
Speakers:
Gil Lopez, Smiling Hogshead Ranch – Harvesting the Urban Ecotones
Guerrilla garden on abandoned Long Island City train tracks to go legit: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/guerilla-gardeners-legit-article-1.1514689#ixzz2w3VfD3oo
Smiling Hogshead Ranch: http://smiling-hogshead-ranch.tumblr.com/
Yvi McEvilly, NYRP – A conservancy for open space in New York City’s undeserved neighborhoods
New York Restoration Project: http://www.nyrp.org/
Rosamond Fletcher, Design Trust for Public Space – Five Borough Farm: Integrating community farms in public parks
Five Borough Farm: http://www.fiveboroughfarm.org/
Session 4: Pollinators in the Urban Environment
Speakers:
Dr. Mark Moffett, Pollinator Partnership – Pollinators around the world
Pollinator Partnership (be sure to download their planting guides by region!) http://www.pollinator.org/
Andrew Cote, Beekeeper, Founder of Bees Without Borders & the NYC Beekeepers Association – Urban Beekeeping in NYC
Andrew Cote The Next List video (part 1): http://vimeo.com/43912134 (part 2): http://vimeo.com/43912133
NYC Beekeeper’s Association: http://www.nyc-bees.org/
Heidi Theunissen, CookFox Architects – CookFox Apiary: A Case Study
CookFox Apiary: http://www.cookfox.com/project.php?id=Apiary-and-Three-Sisters-Case-Study
