rootstock: local community service goes global
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RootstockRootstock
Digital Service Learning Digital Service Learning
Rootstock is/Rootstock is/possibilitypossibility
Rootstock is/Rootstock is/knowledgeknowledge
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.
Rootstock is/Rootstock is/digital service learningdigital service learning
“Local community service goes global”
Rootstock is/Rootstock is/collaborationcollaboration Rootstock is/Rootstock is/changechange
SOCIAL ISSUESOCIAL ISSUEImpact
Application Scalability
DIGITAL DIGITAL SERVICE SERVICE
LEARNINGLEARNING
PROBLEM SOLVING
More appropriate solutions
Rootstock is/Rootstock is/adaptableadaptable
PILOT PILOT CURRICULUMCURRICULUM
Rootstock is/Rootstock is/urban agricultureurban agriculture
Rootstock is/Rootstock is/educationeducation
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DISCUSS
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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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Post a new question:
Jackie: I got amazing feedback on creating an irrigation system for my urban farm in Brooklyn from an engineering student.
Rootstock is/Rootstock is/exchangeexchange
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NYU Stern: BUSINESS
Univ of Ghana, Poly: ENGINEERING
NYU Wagner: POLICY
TOPIC: What are current opportunities for urban agriculture expansion?
Select classNYU Wagner: PolicyNYU Wagner: Policy
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.
Rootstock is/Rootstock is/teamteam
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
Rootstock is/Rootstock is/in demandin demand
Rootstock is/Rootstock is/budgetbudget
2013-2014: $100k
Design/Tech
Outreach
R&D
Staff
Rootstock is/Rootstock is/getting stuff donegetting stuff done
Local community service meets global perspectives