Urban Agriculture as practiced in any given context picks up characteristics of that city.  However, surveying in Philadelphia has found that four themes drive the missions of urban agriculture:  addressing food scarcity through community development, building a local network of growers and distributors to bring health food to food deserts, providing a training ground for career skills that lead to a career pathways for young and old, and supporting food entrepreneurship in local communities.

This virtual program will be led by local people who work in the urban agriculture space.  It will attempt to provide a brief overview of the four rationales for urban agriculture.