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An upcoming one-day conference sponsored by the Central Oregon Food Policy Council will inspire discussion about urban farming. On April 6th the Breaking Ground and Growing Green: Urban Agriculture in Central Oregon conference will include a variety of speakers, from local farmers to urban policy makers from around the state.
Speakers will share ideas and engage in discussion with workshop participants. Sessions will include topics such as farming on the urban fringe, how to change public policy, community and learning gardens, the joys and challenges of running a front-yard CSA, and attracting and educating tomorrow’s farmers.
The conference will provide a hands-on design workshop for Central Oregon Community College (COCC) Garden Club community garden, led by High Desert – American Society of Landscape Architects; and a facilitated discussion about how the Central Oregon Food Policy Council can promote urban agriculture in
The conference will be held at the OSU Cascades building at COCC in