rootstock: local community service goes global

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A rootstock is a plant which already has an established, healthy root system. Buds from other plants are grafted onto rootstocks to create further strong & nourished root systems.

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“Local community service goes global”

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PROBLEM SOLVING

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NYU Wagner: POLICY

TOPIC: What are current opportunities for urban agriculture expansion?

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Jackie: I got amazing feedback on creating an irrigation system for my urban farm in Brooklyn from an engineering student.

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NYU Stern: BUSINESS

Univ of Ghana, Poly: ENGINEERING

NYU Wagner: POLICY

TOPIC: What are current opportunities for urban agriculture expansion?

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DISCUSSION KEY POINTS:

Kermit: First, you should conduct a local survey to determine community unmet needs for food sustainability.

Rolf: Great Idea, Kermit. Do you have any suggestions on what type of questions we could include on our survey?

Animal: Maybe you could focus the survey on three main topics regarding business, policy, and design logistics.

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Jacqueline BurtonUrban Agriculture

AdvisorsTed Bongiovanni, Director of NYU Distance Learning

Shankar Prasad, Policy Professor at NYU Wagner

Matthew Hoffman, Urban Agriculture Professor at NYU Food Studies Dept.

Laura ManleyFounder & Strategy

David MargolisInternational Education

Ellen NadeauCurriculum Design

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2013-2014: $100k

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Local community service meets global perspectives