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Food For Thought

Interface New York City Showroom 330 Fifth Avenue (the corner of 5th Ave and 33rd Street) 12th Floor, New York

In a world that continues to struggle with agricultural challenges to support the global population, developing sustainable solutions for crop production, agricultural resource use, access to food, and food waste is critical.

Come hear from the New York Area Sustainability Group's expert speakers as they point out problems in our food system, and discuss the changes that need to take place to solve these issues.

$12

Growing the Urban Farm at New York Botanical Gardens

Ross Hall at New York Botanical Garden 2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY, United States

Urban agriculture is growing rapidly in cities across America. Vacant lots, abandoned green spaces, and urban rooftops are being transformed into productive farms that provide fresh produce and opportunities for healthy activity, income, and many other benefits for urban families.

$20

Civic Art Lab | Sustainability + Performance

Creations Gallery Pop Up 89 Avenue C, New York, NY, United States

The evening will feature performances that reflect on the intersection of sustainability, community, and the arts. Sliding scale donations for drinks and performances. All donations for this evening support the performers. Artists to be announced.

Free

Urban Food Policy Forum: Beyond the Kale: Urban Agriculture and Social Justice Activism in New York City

CUNY School of Public Health and Health Policy 55 West 125th Street 7th Floor, New York, NY, United States

Urban agriculture is increasingly considered an important part of creating just and sustainable cities. Yet the benefits that many people attribute to urban agriculture—fresh food, green space, educational opportunities—can mask structural inequities, thereby making political transformation harder to achieve.

Free

Permaculture and Urban Eco-System Design

Grove School of Engineering at City College, Steinman Lecture Hall 160 Covent Avenue, New York, NY, United States

Permaculture has the potential to transform the future, but first we have to bring it mainstream. How do we scale permaculture to redesign the massive agricultural, food, and consumer culture systems for long-term health and sustainability? What is the way forward given the sociopolitical challenges we currently face? How can a focus on local actions collectively alter a global system? Our experts will be discussing these questions and more at our permaculture forum on April 3rd, 2017.

Free

Feeding the Apple: New York’s Future Food Supply

Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue, New York

Join Dan Barber, chef and co-owner of two restaurants, Blue Hill in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village and Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Pocantico Hills, NY, and New…

$25