“Basterebbero trenta fattorie urbane verticali per sfamare cinquantamila abitanti di Manhattan.” Acquista il video integrale su: http://www.21min.tv/shop/index.php/edizione-2012/video-in-italiano/dickson-despommier-detail
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Kellie Tanner of Rundle Elementary School and Melissa Bailey of Marc Kahre Elementary School talk about how to use a school garden as a positive behavioral tool. Green Our Planet runs the largest school garden and hydroponics program in the United States. School gardens are used as natural laboratories so that students in preK-12th grade […]
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With more than half of the world’s population now living in urban areas, public health is increasingly being shaped by the ways in which cities are planned and run. Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health’s Dean Linda P. Fried and New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley explored the intersection between public health […]
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Though cities provide tremendous economic opportunities, they are home to some of the world’s most prominent health disparities, with the urban poor most heavily impacted. Cities today are faced with the multiple burdens of disease, lack of resources (food, water) and overcrowded living conditions. Jonathan Capehart, Jo Ivey Boufford, John Charles Mcharo and Parks Tau […]
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June 20, 2019 (CHESTNUT HILL, Pa.) – More than 1,000 Master Gardeners are gathering this week in Valley Forge for the 51stInternational Master Gardener Conference. The International Master Gardener Conference has been held biennially since 1987 in cities across the country. Master Gardener attendees enjoy lectures, classes and networking opportunities, as well as field trips […]
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David Chapman of Long Wind Farm in Thetford, Vermont, discusses the past, present, and future of organic certification in the US, and efforts to keep organic farming based on healthy soil rather than hydroponic solutions. This is a video presentation made at the 11th Annual Organic Producers Conference, sponsored by the Organic Research Centre, in […]
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All Florida farmers are faced with similar economic challenges such as direct and indirect costs of land, energy and farming inputs. Staying current with new regulations, Best Management Practices, and the most cost effective business and marketing strategies are often overlooked due to time and financial constraints. This conference will expose the small farmer to […]
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The World Health Organization’s International Healthy City Conference 2018 was held in ICC (International Convention Centre) Belfast from 01 to 04 October. Over 600 delegates per day will descend on the city over four days. The prestigious event, which is held every five years, celebrated 30 years of the European Healthy Cities as a network […]
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Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Tony Fitzgerald looks forward to attending the International Healthy Cities Conference in Belfast 1-4 October Video Rating: / 5
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All Florida farmers are faced with similar economic challenges such as direct and indirect costs of land, energy and farming inputs. Staying current with new regulations, Best Management Practices, and the most cost effective business and marketing strategies are often overlooked due to time and financial constraints. This conference will expose the small farmer to […]
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Highlights of the Healthy Cities Network Conference in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, 14-16 June 2012 Video Rating: / 5
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A discussion of indoor growing technologies from hydroponics to aeroponics to renewable energy systems and how they can specifically address the growing conditions in Nevada in a sustainable and economically viable manner so as to increase economic opportunity and local food production in the state. Featuring: Chieri Kubota – University of Arizona Navin Twarakavi – […]
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Anne Ackerley Welcomes the Healthy Cities: Healthy Women – New York City and Urban Women’s Health conference attendees on behalf of the BlackRock, the conference partner. The event held May 5, 2011 in New York City, and was sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Penn Alumni, and The Trustees’ Council of Penn […]
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The weekend 14-15 November the Danish network organisation Omstilling Nu, together with the newspaper Dagbladet Information and Copenhagen Business School, hosted the conference Economy, People and Planet 2015 – Exploring Actions of Transition. The conference revolved around four topics: Exploring Complementary Currencies, Exploring Cooperatives, Exploring Local Food Production and Exploring Peer-to-Peer Dynamics. To explore the […]
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