JANUARY OPEN NETWORKING MEETING

NYC Watershed: Ag Economic Development Update

The NYC Watershed provides a unique opportunity for NYC to demonstrate its interest in its local food system - as the region is also a “foodshed” where the City has for years played a constructive role in supporting sustainable agriculture while protecting the NYC water supply.  While the environmental health risks of drilling for natural gas in the Watershed have been a focus of concern by City officials, the region’s economic and agricultural trends - and Watershed farmers’ challenges in expanding production of healthy, affordable food for City residents – deserve the attention of FSNYC members and sustainable food system advocates.  Please join us for a timely discussion on agriculture in the NYC Watershed and NYC’s current activities in agricultural economic development with FSNYCs Challey Comer, Farm to Market Manager, Watershed Agricultural Council; Larry Beckhardt, Deputy Chief, Long Term Planning, NYC Department of Environmental Protection; and Richard Giles  of  Lucky Dog Farm, Hamden NY, which supplies stores and restaurants in NYC with a diversity of local produce.

Where: The Fund for the City of New York, 121 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor

When: 12:30--2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 12th