In response to the following message, Jackie Foo was (perhaps still is) the moderator of a very interesting global listserv on integrated biosystems. I found his site through my work on municipal composting, and found it extremely helpful in expanding my perspectives and my knowledge base.
I don't know any details, but this project may well be worth looking into for some of us. It certainly will be interesting. Combine this program's passion for applied ecology, appropriate, low cost yet sophisticated technology and global perspectives with ACGA's commitment to community building and grassroots democracy, and we might really have something. Don Boekelheide Charlotte, NC > -----Original Message----- > From: Ecocity Editor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 11:50 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [LOBBY] Community garden project TF > > > This is an invitation to participants of the > Internet Conference on > Ecocity Development and others who are interested to > join the task force > to develop a global project that will establish > community gardens in > different countries. Community gardens will serve as > a strategy for > ecocity development. They will integrate urban > agriculture and forestry > with biowaste processing and utilisation. > > Establishment of each community garden will need a > group of > partners/individuals who can > (a) provide (free of charge) adequate space such as > land space (5 ha or more), roof top space, > greenhouse, .... > Partner: city council, private company, > landowner. > (b) provide technical support and training to > members of > community garden on e.g. intensive crop > production, > waste bioconversion, etc. > Partner: University, NGO > (c) provide funds or materials (cement, garden > tools, > fencing materials, construction materials, etc) > (d) organize an association for the > management of the community garden > (e) What more ? > > The project will also have a networking component > for information > dissemination and exchange of experiences. > > > Expression of interest to join this task force > should be sent as an > email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject title: > " Community garden project TF ". > > Please provide information on how you see your > role/contribution as a > partner and include any other information/experience > that may be useful > to qualify you as a member of the task force. > > Regards > Jacky Foo (Coordinator) > Internet Conference on Ecocity Development (2003) > http://www.ias.unu.edu/proceedings/icibs/ecocity03 > > Coordinator > Integrated Biosystems Network > International Organization on Biotechnology and > Bioengineering > http://www.ias.unu.edu/proceedings/icibs/ibs/ibsnet > > > > > > --__--__-- > > ______________________________________________________ > The American Community Gardening Association > listserve is only one of ACGA's services to > community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA > and to find out how to join, please go to > http://www.communitygarden.org > > To post an e-mail to the list: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your > subscription: > https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden > > > End of community_garden Digest __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ ______________________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
