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  • From: Kris Kaul <kriskaul@yahoo.com>
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  • Subject: [permaculture] Michael Pollan event Ann Arbor Sun April 11
  • Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 07:53:37 -0800 (PST)

Some of you in the Great Lakes area may be interested in this -

Join
bestselling author and food visionary, Michael Pollan, author of
"Omnivore's Dilemma", at Zingerman's

Roadhouse for an intimate conversation about the revolution
in food
and
farming underway in the United States. He will present a unique personal
view of the forces behind the current headlines dealing with food and
health. Part of the evening's conversation will be based on questions
from the audience.

Proceeds from this fundraiser will support Ann
Arbor’s Homegrown Festival
and Edible Avalon: a
community
garden program supporting low income residents in Washtenaw County in
growing their own organic food. The event will also support the work of
the Center
for Economic Security in making “Growing Health,” a new film

by Chris Bedford illuminating the connections between healthy living soil and
reduction
in chronic disease.

Chef Alex Young will prepare a delicious
selection of appetizers for the reception, using ingredients from his
own Cornman Farms.



Sunday, April 11th, 5:30 pm - private reception, 6:00 pm - conversation
& booksigning

$150 includes conversation and booksigning.  $500 includes private
reception with Michael Pollan, conversation & signing, package of
Chris Bedford films, and Michael Pollan's 3 books.


***********************
Kris
Program Coordinator, Edible Avalon




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http://www.fao.org/ag/magazine/9901sp2.htm
Spotlight / 1999

Issues in urban agriculture
Studies suggest that up to two-thirds of city and peri-urban households
are involved in farming
This article is based on Urban and peri-urban agriculture, a report
to the FAO Committee on Agriculture (COAG), which met in Rome on 25-26
January 1999. Get full COAG documentation
Urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) occurs within and surrounding the
boundaries of cities throughout the world and includes crop and
livestock production, fisheries and forestry, as well as the ecological
services they provide. Often multiple farming and gardening systems
exist in and near a single city.

UPA is estimated to involve 800 million urban residents worldwide in
income-earning and/or food-producing activities. The findings of
national censuses, household surveys and research projects suggest that
up to two-thirds of urban and peri-urban households are involved in
agriculture. Much of the food produced is for own consumption, with
occasional surpluses sold to local markets.

Farming is done in city core areas, wedge areas and corridors out of the
city, and on the periphery. One study of urban agriculture in Nairobi
showed the land used for farming was 32% private residential land, 29%
roadside land, 16% along river banks, and 16% in other publicly-owned areas.

Part of the reason for the growth in UPA is its adaptability and
mobility compared with rural agriculture. As cities expand physically,
the frontiers between urban, peri-urban and rural activity are blurring
and merging, creating opportunities as well as risks pp



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