[CED/CD/EAT] FW: Urban, Indoor and other Emerging Agriculture and Food Syste

Wed Jan 27 13:17:27 MST 2021

Dear CEDs and Directors,

Below is information on a new national committee that may be of interest to you or some of your faculty.

Ed

Wear because you Care

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Edward C Martin, Ph.D.
Director, County Extension
Professor/Extension Specialist - Biosystems Engineering
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

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From: nuel-bounces at lists.wsu.edu <nuel-bounces at lists.wsu.edu> On Behalf Of Gaolach, Bradley
Sent: Friday, November 13, 2020 11:09 AM
To: 'nuel at lists.wsu.edu' <nuel at lists.wsu.edu>; wcmer-advbd at lists.wsu.edu
Subject: [EXT][Nuel] Urban, Indoor and other Emerging Agriculture and Food Syste

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This is a great opportunity to help shape an urban agriculture / food systems initiative that connects ag research and extension - please share widely through your connections, both academic and non-academic (non-academics can join as well)

[https://mcusercontent.com/4bf213a7ec4c741f9502e849f/images/f0ee3b5c-3a81-4abb-9edf-513971b5588e.png]Urban, Indoor and other Emerging Agriculture and Food Systems

We have an exciting update and opportunity coming. You may recall that in May of this year, WCMER <https://metroextension.wsu.edu/?utm_source=Metropolitan+Center+for+Applied+Research+and+Extension&utm_campaign=c93e5e00a4-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_29_09_46_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c5dd3d07cf-c93e5e00a4-> and NUEL <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/nuel.extension.org/?utm_source=Metropolitan*Center*for*Applied*Research*and*Extension&utm_campaign=c93e5e00a4-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_29_09_46_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c5dd3d07cf-c93e5e00a4-__;KysrKysr!!JmPEgBY0HMszNaDT!7r4K1bihH1srnAnUBhpe9XleC4RNaJaINklkFDC5go-nBV538h3Zsx71AXQtX1U$> hosted listening sessions related to NIFA <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/nifa.usda.gov/program/uie-ag?utm_source=Metropolitan*Center*for*Applied*Research*and*Extension&utm_campaign=c93e5e00a4-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_29_09_46_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c5dd3d07cf-c93e5e00a4-__;KysrKysr!!JmPEgBY0HMszNaDT!7r4K1bihH1srnAnUBhpe9XleC4RNaJaINklkFDC5go-nBV538h3Zsx71F4q8Bso$> developing an Urban and Emerging Agriculture grant program (see https://metroextension.wsu.edu/urbanag/<https://metroextension.wsu.edu/urbanag/?utm_source=Metropolitan+Center+for+Applied+Research+and+Extension&utm_campaign=c93e5e00a4-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_29_09_46_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c5dd3d07cf-c93e5e00a4->).

NIFA views this call to range from community and school gardens through commercial production as well as addressing social, and economic factors that contribute to successful urban, indoor, and other emerging agricultural production.

The Western Agriculture Experiment Station Directors (WAAESD)<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.waaesd.org/?utm_source=Metropolitan*Center*for*Applied*Research*and*Extension&utm_campaign=c93e5e00a4-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_29_09_46_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c5dd3d07cf-c93e5e00a4-__;KysrKysr!!JmPEgBY0HMszNaDT!7r4K1bihH1srnAnUBhpe9XleC4RNaJaINklkFDC5go-nBV538h3Zsx714GViwKE$> and Western Extension Directors (WEDA)<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/weda.extension.oregonstate.edu/?utm_source=Metropolitan*Center*for*Applied*Research*and*Extension&utm_campaign=c93e5e00a4-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_29_09_46_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c5dd3d07cf-c93e5e00a4-__;KysrKysr!!JmPEgBY0HMszNaDT!7r4K1bihH1srnAnUBhpe9XleC4RNaJaINklkFDC5go-nBV538h3Zsx71ai6LhuE$> have formally created a development committee with a charge to establish a Western Urban, Indoor and other Emerging Agricultural Production Research, Education and Extension Initiative to facilitate and promote multi-state research and extension projects. Brad Gaolach from WSU has been asked to lead this development committee. Anyone interested in joining this committee (all aspects of the foodsystem including production, marketing, distribution, access, equity, and resource recovery) are encourage to do so.

The specific details of how to join can be found here: https://metroextension.wsu.edu/urbanag/<https://metroextension.wsu.edu/urbanag/?utm_source=Metropolitan+Center+for+Applied+Research+and+Extension&utm_campaign=c93e5e00a4-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_29_09_46_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c5dd3d07cf-c93e5e00a4->. Feel free to reach out to Brad (gaolach at wsu.edu<mailto:gaolach at wsu.edu> | 425-405-1734) for any additional background or if you need assistance in joining.

Thanks,

Brad Gaolach Ph. D.  | He/Him
Washington State University Extension
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