Congress for New Urbanism Meets Aug 14 at White Wolf Cafe

The Congress for New Urbanism Orlando's Next Meeting is Tuesday August 14, 2012 at 6pm (arrive at 5:45pm to order a drink and mingle) at White Wolf Cafe, 1829 North Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL. The topic will be "Growing In Urbanism: Agriculture in the City with Henry Melendy."

Congress For New Urbanism Orlando Links:
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Urban Agriculture and Agricultural Urbanism have been a hot topic over the past several years within CNU and in the design community at large. Not just a fad, this trend seems to have staying power as Americans are increasingly concerned about their health and the broad implications of their food choices. New Urbanists have been struggling with the design implications of bringing food production into the city.
Henry will discuss his design-oriented approach to integrating edible landscapes into urban and suburban settings in the Orlando area. With projects ranging from single family homes to mini-farms for multi-million dollar resorts Henry and his team help their clients bring homegrown organic agriculture into everyday meals while creating spaces that add value from an aesthetic, functional, edible and educational standpoint.
Henry is trained as a landscape architect and is co-founder of My Yard Farm, a consultancy for urban agriculture.

Upcoming Events:
Thursday August 28, Rethinking the City at Urban ReThink. Upcoming CNU Orlando topics: The Place of Food Trucks, Greening Orlando.