Tour of UDC's Green Roof - FREE

Learn how UDC's Green Roof is working to create healthier communities and environments in the region
 

udc-green-roofThe University of the District of Columbia may be located in the District of Columbia, but its College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability, and Environmental Sciences is preparing students to bring the traditionally rural practice of farming to urban centers. While its research farm in Beltsville is by far its largest training ground, UDC’s green roof on a building at its Van Ness campus is in some ways more important. It takes the sustainable techniques learned at the Maryland site and right-sizes them for an urban environment. Graduate students with Urban Agriculture and Urban Sustainability concentrations, as well as participants in the Master Gardener program offered by the Center for Urban Agriculture & Gardening Education, use the green roof as a classroom and lab. It’s also the largest green roof in the District, paving the way for more green roofs that will produce more healthy food that can reach more people. Tour and hear more about sustainable agriculture and design from Sandy Farber Bandier, UDC Green Roof/Greenhouse Coordinator and Architect, David Bell of BELL Architects.

 

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When:

5:30PM - 7:00PM Fri 20 Oct 2017, Eastern timezone

Where:

University of the District of Columbia
4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW Building 44
Washington, DC 20008

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