URBAN AGRICULTURE WORKSHOPS
URBAN AGRICULTURE WORKSHOPS
Wednesday, September 6, 2023 | 9 AM – 3 PM
San Antonio Food Bank
5200 Historic Old Hwy 90
San Antonio, TX 78227
Join Us!
The San Antonio Food Bank has partnered with USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service and Prairie View A&M University – Small Farm Institute to organize diverse agricultural workshops and demonstrations geared towards urban/small acre farmers. This will be an opportunity for networking with fellow producers, learning new innovative approaches specific to small farms, and opportunities for financial and site-specific resource management ideas and options.
Wednesday, September 6, 2023 | 9 AM – 3 PM
San Antonio Food Bank
Harvey E. Najim Children’s Pavilion & Mays Family Culinary Center
5200 Historic Old Hwy 90
San Antonio, TX 78227
Register
Registration is required. This event is FREE and open to the public. For a no-cost boxed lunch (provided by Catalyst Catering), please notate your meal preference when registering.
Urban Agriculture Benefits
Presented By:
Mitch Hagney
Director of Food Sustainability
San Antonio Food Bank
EPA Resources For Urban Ag, Successful Urban Ag, And Brownfields Info
Presented By:
Randall Rush
Senior Policy Advisor
Agriculture, EPA Region 6
Remediating Urban Soil
Presented By:
Jovanna Lopez
Service Learning Coordinator
Eco Centro – Garcia Street Farms
Small Farm Tool Demonstration
Presented By:
Mitch Hagney
Director of Food Sustainability
San Antonio Food Bank
Fruits And Vegetable Production
Presented By:
Jeff Raska
Program Assistant – Horticulture
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension (outdoor demonstration)
Connecting Community To Our Urban Forest
Presented By:
Jaci Randel
Executive Director
Bexar Branches Alliance
Thomas Corser
CEO
Arboretum San Antonio
Rainfall Simulator
Presented By:
Dennis Brezina
State Soil Health Specialist
NRCS (outdoor demonstration)
Soil Health Demonstration
Presented By:
Dr. Ken Mix, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Soil and Crop Science
Project Director – The Small Producer Initiative (SPI)
Texas State University
USDA Technical And Financial Assistance Opportunities
Presented By:
Joshua Coleman
State Outreach Coordinator
USDA-Farm Service Agency
Isaac Norris
Urban Conservationist
USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service
Circularity And Soil Building With Your Local Mushroom Farms
Presented By:
Travis Breihan
Impact Manager
Smallhold
Aquaponics And Community Food Systems
Presented By:
Garrett Rhyne
Extension Agent Harris/Galveston County
Prairie View A&M University
Urban Agriculture: Changing The Tide
Presented By:
Jeremy Peaches
State Urban Agriculture Specialist
Cooperative Extension Program, Prairie View A&M University
Beneficial Insect ID
Presented By:
Michelle Akindiya
Education and Operations Director
Farmshare Austin
Regenerative Farming
Presented By:
Cody and Natalie Scott
Green Bexar Farms
Backyard Chickens: What You Should Know Before Getting Started
Presented By:
Kim Rocha
San Antonio Backyard Chickens
Exhibitors
USDA – Farm Services Agency (FSA)
USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
USDA – Rural Development (RD)
San Antonio Food Bank
Texas Farm Bureau
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Eco Centro – Garcia Street Farms
Prairie View A&M University
Texas State University: Small Producers Initiative
Texas Department of Agriculture
Bexar Branches Alliance
San Antonio Arboretum
Texas A&M University AgriLife Extension
Alamo Resource Conservation & Development (RCD)
Plant Diagnostic Services, LLC
San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo
Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (TOFGA)
For more information, please contact:
MITCH HAGNEY
Director of Food Sustainability
210.431.8309
mhagney@safoodbank.org