The Urban Agriculture Summit - How do we feed people in the urban era? Seminar at House of Sweden, Washington DC, on November 16

Event date 16 November 2011 12:00 – 16:00

Location House of Sweden, 2900 K Street NW, Washington DC, USA

Welcome to the The Urban Agriculture Summit - How do we feed people in the urban era? The seminar is held at House of Sweden, Washington DC, on November 16. Join Swedish clean-tech and American know-how in a half-day seminar on how to use urban agriculture technologies to create a more sustainable city of tomorrow, a city where consumers will have access to healthy and nutritious food in their neighbourhood. When: November 16th, 2011, 1 PM to 5 PM Where: House of Sweden, 2900 K Street NW, Washington DC Register for the event: http://event.plantagon.com/urbanagriculture/

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  • oren r lyons
  • sweco
  • urban agri summit
  • plantagon
  • house of sweden
  • smarter cities
  • smart cities
  • swedish embassy
  • swedish trade
  • hans hassle
  • oren lyons
  • symbiocity
  • the companization
  • onondaga nation
  • cleantech
  • greenhouse for urban agriculture

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