BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20140515T170000Z DTEND:20140626T170000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Flora\, Fauna & Food: A History of Urban Gardening in New Orleans DESCRIPTION:This tasty exhibit takes a look at how New Orleans residents have appropriated public spaces for farming\, in the pursuit of academic\, entrepreneurial\, and community endeavors. Covering the course of the last 130 years\, "Flora\, Fauna & Food" illustrates how scientists have experimented with sugarcane and tomatoes in urban spaces that were outgrowths of New Orleans' two world fairs\; it looks at how\, at the turn of the twentieth century\, restaurants such as Kolb's German Tavern had their own farms in the city\; and it brings us to the present day with Crisp Farms\, a creation of two neighbors who transformed an abandoned\, refuse-filled Bywater neighborhood lot\, into a vibrant community gathering place where neighbors could supplement their groceries with fresh produce and where children can learn about permaculture and sustainability. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:This tasty exhibit takes a look at how New Orleans residents have appropriated public spaces for farming\, in the pursuit of academic\, entrepreneurial\, and community endeavors. Covering the course of the last 130 years\, "Flora\, Fauna &\; Food" illustrates how scientists have experimented with sugarcane and tomatoes in urban spaces that were outgrowths of New Orleans' two world fairs\; it looks at how\, at the turn of the twentieth century\, restaurants such as Kolb's German Tavern had their own farms in the city\; and it brings us to the present day with Crisp Farms\, a creation of two neighbors who transformed an abandoned\, refuse-filled Bywater neighborhood lot\, into a vibrant community gathering place where neighbors could supplement their groceries with fresh produce and where children can learn about permaculture and sustainability. LOCATION:Four Points By Sheraton French Quarter 541 Bourbon Street New Orleans\, LA 70115 UID:e.9043.1115 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260521T124522Z URL:https://members.fqba.org/events/details/flora-fauna-food-a-history-of-urban-gardening-in-new-orleans-05-15-2014-1115 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR