Description of the Course
We are meeting with a local composter utilizing local food waste, three
urban farms, a food co-op distributing for the farms, a raw kitchen
utilizing leftover organic produce and an activist group preparing
donated food for the homeless. We will learn about urban farming
and various methods for sharing and distributing food within
communities. Direct attention will be focused on an area known as a
“food desert.”
Additionally, we will start a small garden, investigate the logistics of
setting up a food co-op in an area known as a food desert, explore
various social practices including Relational Art and the artist as
catalyst and plan an educational and/or artistic event related to food
in the area.
The afternoon of January 17, we will be on the air with KPFT FM 90.1 discussing our urban farming experience with Pat Greer.
The
Mystic Lyon will be our hub for the class due to its central location
to Farm Dirt, Last Organic Outpost and Finca Tres Robles, it's available
studio, garden and kitchen space, and it being located in a food
desert.
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