Slow Food Nation and Victory Gardens 2008+ are creating an ornamental edible garden at the San Francisco Civic Center from July through September 2008.

SLOW FOOD NATION
Slow Food Nation is an event at the center of a movement with national
impact and global implications. It will engage tens of thousands of attendees
in learning how everyday choices affect our wellbeing, our culture and the
health of the planet. The event will be held from August 29 to September 1,
2008 in San Francisco, and will bring hundreds of farmers and food artisans
from across the country to present an extraordinary range of foods and
preparation techniques. It will offer activities for all ages, including food,
music, talks, forums, workshops, fi lms and exhibits, all highlighting food that
supports an agricultural system that is good, clean and fair. www.slowfoodnation.org

Victory Gardens 2008+
Victory Gardens 2008+ calls for a more active role for cities in shaping
agricultural and food policy. This program offers tools, training, & materials for urban dwellers to participate in a city-wide transformation of underutilized backyards, public lands, school yards, and marginal urban sites— turning them into productive growing spaces.
www.sfvictorygardens.org

Garden for the Environment
Garden for the Environment, through its nationally acclaimed one-acre urban demonstration garden, offers environmental education programs about organic gardening, urban compost systems and sustainable food systems.  Since its founding in 1995, the garden has operated as a demonstration site for small-scale urban ecological food production, organic gardening and low water-use landscaping. Today, GFE ’s programs include four central educational elements; a three month intensive Gardening and Composting Educator Training program, monthly Compost Education workshops conducted at the garden and community gardens throughout San Francisco, the Resource Efficient Landscape Education series, and the School Education program offered in partnership with San Francisco Unified School District and San Francisco’s Department of the Environment.  GFE provides a physical garden site and integration of VG2007+ into their existing educational programs, horticultural expertise and administrative support. 
www.gardenfortheenvironment.org


CMG Landscape Architecture
CMG is a landscape architecture fi rm providing collaborative design and
management services to a wide range of public, institutional, and private
clients.
www.cmgsite.com

City Sicker Farms
City Slicker Farms increases food self-suffi ciency in West Oakland by
creating organic, sustainable, high-yield urban farms and back-yard gardens.
www.cityslickerfarms.org

Ploughshares Nursery
Ploughshares Nursery is an environmentally sustainable retail and wholesale nursery located in Alameda, California.
www.ploughsharesnursery.com

Co-Evolution Institute
The Coevolution Institute’s (CoE) mission is to catalyze stewardship of biodiversity. Since its inception in 1997 as a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit corporation, the Coevolution Institute has established itself as an innovator
in biodiversity protection.
www.coevolution.org

Slow Food Nation
Slow Food Nation is an event at the center of a movement with national
impact and global implications. It will engage tens of thousands of attendees
in learning how everyday choices affect our wellbeing, our culture and the
health of the planet. The event will be held from August 29 to September 1,
2008 in San Francisco, and will bring hundreds of farmers and food artisans
from across the country to present an extraordinary range of foods and
preparation techniques. It will offer activities for all ages, including food,
music, talks, forums, workshops, fi lms and exhibits, all highlighting food that
supports an agricultural system that is good, clean and fair.
www.slowfoodnation.org

Seeds of Change
Seeds of Change is committed to providing 100% certifi ed organic, openpollinated seeds of the highest quality including many heirloom, traditional, and unique Seeds of Change varieties. One-third of the varieties Seeds of Change offers are heirloom and traditional. Through these seeds we share with gardeners and farmers our commitment to a sustainable future for all.
www.seedsofchange.org

The Studio for Urban Projects
Founded in 2006, The Studio for Urban Projects is a research and working
group that works within art, architecture, ecology, and the public realm to
generate projects that re-imagine the urban landscape.
www.studioforurbanprojects.org