Growing Greens in the Grid: The Future of Urban Agriculture in NYC

According to the organizers:

About the Panel Discussion
The Center for Urban Business Entrepreneurship (CUBE) will host a panel and networking event to discuss the growth of the urban agriculture industry in Brooklyn and greater New York City communities. The panel will feature industry leaders and policy experts who will explore the technology and market forces driving innovation in urban agriculture, and chart a legislative path forward to expand existing policy, foster the creation of food production growth opportunities in local communities, and nurture thriving new agriculture businesses.

Topics will include ways in which city officials and policymakers should address the economic and nutritional needs of local communities and the input from innovators and policy experts to aid in the legislative process. CUBE Fellow Tatiana Pawlowski ’17 will discuss her white paper, “From Food Deserts to Just Deserts: Expanding Urban Agriculture In New York City Through Sustainable Policy.”

Panelists
Eric L. Adams, Brooklyn Borough President, Brooklyn Borough Hall
Nevin Cohen, Associate Professor, City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate School of Public Health, and Director of Research, Urban Food Policy Institute
Rafael Espinal, Jr., Council Member for District 37, New York City Council
Rosamond Fletcher, Director of Programs, Design Trust for Public Space, Inc.
Tatiana Pawlowski ’17, CUBE Fellow, Brooklyn Law School
Henry Gordon-Smith, Managing Director, Blue Planet Consulting, LLC
Ben Silverman, Chief Design Officer and Co-Founder, Edenworks, Inc.

Moderator
John Rudikoff, CEO and Managing Director, CUBE

Presented by CUBE in collaboration with the Office of the Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams; Rafael L. Espinal Jr., Council Member for the 37th District; the NYC Agriculture Collective; the Design Trust for Public Space; and the CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute.