ACGA Annual Conference

Cultivating Community, Harvesting Health:
Community Gardens to Urban Farms

Seattle, WA  |  August 8–11, 2013

Donate items to the silent auction to support the American Community Gardening Association (ACGA)

Fill out the donation form and email the completed PDF to Joyce.m@ppatchtrust.org

The Silent Auction will be held on Friday, August 9, 2013 at the Friday Evening Gala Celebration. All proceeds benefit ACGA.

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Scholarships are available

Would you like to attend this year's conference, but cannot afford the cost to register? A limited number of scholarships are available. You must be an ACGA member to qualify.

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Sponsorship provides essential support of this event and the opportunity to get your local business or resource noticed!

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About the Conference

The American Community Gardening Association (ACGA) promotes community gardening and greening across the United States and Canada.

ACGA's annual conference provides an opportunity for professionals, volunteers, and supporters of community greening in urban and rural communities to gather together, to share information and resources pertaining to:

  • Community food and ornamental gardening
  • Orchards and permaculture
  • Preservation and management of open spaces
  • Integrated planning, management, and development of urban and rural lands

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Workshop Themes

  • Make it Grow . . .
    Horticulture, Permaculture, and City Livestock
    Learn about plants, pests and diseases, pollinators, sustainable landscape design principles, urban biodiversity, and urban livestock management.
  • Make it Happen . . .
    Policy, Implementation, and Management
    Discuss policies and ordinances supporting community gardens and urban farms and the design, implementation, management, and history of community gardening/urban farming programs.
  • Community Gardening & Society . . .
    Culture & Social and Environmental Justice
    Gain knowledge of socio-cultural meanings of food; heritage crops and techniques; equal access to healthful food, and much, much more.
  • Sound Mind & Body . . .
    Health, Prevention, and Therapy
    Study the physical and mental health benefits of community gardening/urban farming.
  • The Food System . . .
    Garden/Farm to Table to Compost to Garden/Farm
    Understand local food economies and redirecting recyclable or compostable materials out of the waste stream.