UnConference 2: Multifunctional Spaces for Whole Communities

Name: UnConference 2: Multifunctional Spaces for Whole Communities
Start: 2025-02-27T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-02-27T16:00:00-05:00
Location: Centre for Food - Durham College, Champlain Avenue, Whitby, ON, Canada

Schedule

Thu Feb 27 2025 at 08:00 am to 04:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Centre for Food - Durham College, Champlain Avenue, Whitby, ON, Canada | Whitby, ON

Exploring the Power of Community and Social Innovation
About this Event

On Thursday, February 27th 2025, Durham College's The Barrett Centre of Innovation in Sustainable Urban Agriculture will host its 2nd annual Urban Agriculture UnConference! This multi-disciplinary conference will be held at the W. Galen Weston Centre for Food at Durham College's Whitby campus, and will bring leaders from across the policy, education, food security, and innovation sectors to discuss reimagining urban spaces to strengthen urban agriculture in communities.

The Barrett Centre has flourished since its creation in 2020 through the generous support of the Barrett Family Foundation.Combining research, community engagement and cutting-edge agri-tech, the award winning Barrett Centre acts as a community-based living lab to showcase urban farming potential to Canadian and International individuals and organizations.ence consisting of collaborative workshops and panel discussions.