RUAF Foundation and Ryerson University launch course series in Urban Agriculture

Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Mon, 08/30/2010 - 15:05

August 17, 2010, Toronto - Starting in Fall 2010, Ryerson University’s G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education and the RUAF Foundation will be offering a course series through online learning in urban agriculture as part the Certificate in Food Security. Students who complete the course series will receive official documentary acknowledgement from the university. The four courses that make up the series are:

City Harvest

Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Tue, 08/17/2010 - 15:37
City Harvest is an online resource aiming to document the social, educational, environmental, economic and health-related impacts of urban agriculture, as well as case studies which provide working examples of urban agriculture in action. City Harvest is managed by Sustain: The alliance for better food and farming.
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The Habitat Exchange

Submitted by Ellen Radstake on Mon, 08/16/2010 - 10:02

The Habitat Exchange is a venue for the dissemination and discussion of best practices, action plans and other tools relevant to the pursuit of ecologically sound and socially equitable urbanization. The Habitat Exchange aims to be a portal for learning and collaboration and we welcome ideas for future partnerships.

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Paypal

Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Mon, 07/19/2010 - 16:47

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Spinfarming

Submitted by Ellen Radstake on Mon, 07/19/2010 - 14:46

SPIN stands for S-mall P-lot IN-tensive

SPIN-Farming is a non-technical, easy-to-learn and inexpensive-to-implement vegetable farming system that makes it possible to earn significant income from land bases under an acre in size. Whether you are new to farming, or want to farm in a new way, SPIN can work for you because:

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RUAF Update # 15

Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Thu, 07/15/2010 - 10:13
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Getting Down to Business – How to make your community food growing project economically viable

Submitted by Ellen Radstake on Thu, 06/17/2010 - 16:38
06/25/2010
Europe/Amsterdam

Friday 25th June 2010, 10.30 - 5.00

Brunei Gallery, School of African and Oriental Studies, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG

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Growing Greener Cities

Submitted by Ellen Radstake on Thu, 06/17/2010 - 16:33

This month we have published a new FAO website, “Growing Greener Cities”, in English, French and Spanish. At present, the website includes information on:
• the contribution of UPH to food security, livelihoods, environmental protection, good governance and community development
• FAO’s five-point strategy for development of the UPH sector
• FAO projects for UPH development in Africa and Latin America
• the “International symposium on Urban and peri-urban horticulture” to be held in Dakar, Senegal (5-9 December 2010)

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Growing Greener Cities

Submitted by Ellen Radstake on Thu, 06/17/2010 - 16:28

This month we have published a new FAO website, “Growing Greener Cities”, in English, French and Spanish.

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Submitted by Femke Hoekstra on Tue, 06/15/2010 - 14:45
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