Event

Sept Chapter Meeting

Meeting Topic:
Urban Farming and the Future of Food Production

Guests from around Middle Tennessee have distinguished themselves as
advocates for alternative food sources or have a voice in urban planning
and design. Participants will learn to implement urban planning policies
concerning local food production, urban farms, and sustainable urban
planning using the information included in this course.

Guest Panel
Rick Bernhardt - Metro Planning Director
Teresa Kennedy - Founder of Green Healthy Communitites
C.J. Sentell - Ecotone Farms-Clarksville
Kim Hawkins - ASLA, Hawkins Partners, Landscape Architects
Jason Adkins - Trevecca, Environmental Projects Coordinator
&
Amanda Little, Moderator
Our discussion moderator, is a longtime AIA program collaborator.
She began her yearly involvement with AIA with Future Energies, an
exploration of the future of energy production in Tennessee in 2009.
Amanda is the author of "Power Trip: America's Love Affair with Energy"
and is professor of investigative journalism at Vanderbilt University.