2016 Program

Registration, Coffee & Tea

Welcome & Acknowledgement of Country

Featuring:

• Bruce Pascoe, Author, Dark Emu
• Chris Williams, Lecturer in Urban Horticulture, University of Melbourne
• Nick Rose, Executive Director, Sustain

Lessons From Abroad: Food and the Built Environment

Featuring:

• Debra Solomon, Artist & Food System Infrastructure Designer, Urbaniahoeve Social Design Lab

Urban Farming in Australia

Featuring:

• Anthea Fawcett, Founder, Remote Indigenous Gardens Network
• Michael Zagoridis, Farm Manager & Co-Founder, Pocket City Farms
• Morag Gamble, Founder, Permaculture Education Institute

Morning Tea

Urban Agriculture in Melbourne: Achievements, Lessons, Enablers, Opportunities (ii)

Featuring:

• Ellie Blackwood, Board Member, 3000 Acres
• Georgia Savage, Director & Site Facilitator, Farmer Incubator
• Hermann Paulenz, Designer, Permablitz

Urban Agriculture in Melbourne: Achievements, Lessons, Enablers, Opportunities (i)

Featuring:

• Emily Connors, Resident Farmer, CERES Organic Market Garden
• Mark Sanders, Co-Founder, Moreland Community Gardening
• Peta Christensen, Food Systems Projects & Partnerships Leader, Cultivating Community

Lunch

Tour of the Burnley Campus Lawns & Gardens

Featuring:

• Chris Williams, Lecturer in Urban Horticulture, University of Melbourne

Food Growing Education & Urban Agriculture Training

Featuring:

• Chris Williams, Lecturer in Urban Horticulture, University of Melbourne

Working Groups

Afternoon Tea

Working Group Presentations

Exploring the Relationship Between Food and the Built Environment

Featuring:

• Robert Van De Graaff, Environmental Consultant, CSIRO

Review & Close

Featuring:

• Chris Williams, Lecturer in Urban Horticulture, University of Melbourne
• Nick Rose, Executive Director, Sustain

Forum Dinner at Craft & Co

Tickets sold separately.

Featuring:

• Ben Mac, Chef, Environmentalist & Social Entrepreneur, The Social Food Project
• Peter Dyer, Co-Founder, Backyard Honey
• Richard Thomas, Founder, Wormlovers
• Stuart Anderson, Inventor & Co-Proprietor, Flow Hive

Registration, Coffee & Tea

Welcome, Introductions & Day 1 Review

The Role of Urban Agriculture in the Development of Healthy, Sustainable & Resilient Cities

Featuring:

• Henk de Zeeuw, Senior Adviser, RUAF Foundation

Designing Sustainable Cities: The Role of Urban Planning in Supporting the Growth of Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture

Featuring:

• Brian Coffey, Research Fellow, RMIT University
• Dan Green, Livability Planner, Melbourne Water
• Henk de Zeeuw, Senior Adviser, RUAF Foundation
• Laura Phillips, Marketing Manager, NEOMETRO
• Sally Burgess, Group Manager, VicTrack

Morning Tea

The Role of Local Government in Urban Agriculture: Policies/Strategies/Governance

Featuring:

• Greg Jacobs, Team Leader Health Projects, City of Melbourne
• Kat Lavers, Sustainable Food Systems Advocate
• Kathi Orsanic-Clark, Urban Agriculture Facilitator, City of Yarra
• Lee Tozzi, Food System Officer, City of Moreland
• Nick Rose, Executive Director, Sustain

Lunch

Peri-Urban Agriculture: The Challenges & Opportunities

Featuring:

• Chris Williams, Lecturer in Urban Horticulture, University of Melbourne
• Rachel Carey, Research Fellow, University of Melbourne

Urban Agriculture Food Justice: A Multi-Stakeholder Perspective

Featuring:

• Peta Christensen, Food Systems Projects & Partnerships Leader, Cultivating Community
• Sophie Lamond, PhD Candidate, Melbourne School of Government, Melbourne Law School
• Susie Scott, Garden Program Manager, Fareshare

The Role of Social Enterprise & Impact Investment in Expanding Urban Agriculture

Featuring:

• Amanda Miller, Co-Founder, Impact Generation Partners
• Rebecca Scott, CEO & Co-Founder, STREAT
• Seb Lindner, Entrepreneur, Propagate

Afternoon Tea

Intangible & Hard to Measure Benefits of Urban Agriculture

Featuring:

• Claire Hetzel, Horticultural Therapist, 3000 Acres
• Costa Georgiadis, Host, Gardening Australia, ABC
• Mariam Issa, President, R.A.W.
• Pablo Oliveri, Agricultural Photography Consultant, ProHeurta INTA

The New Farm to Table: Collaborative Relationships Between Urban/Peri-Urban Food Growers and Chefs

Featuring:

• Debra Solomon, Artist & Food System Infrastructure Designer, Urbaniahoeve Social Design Lab
• Michael Zagoridis, Farm Manager & Co-Founder, Pocket City Farms
• Oliver Shorthouse, Farmer, Rammaro Farm

Where To From Here? Building a Shared Agenda for Flourishing Edible Cities in Australia