Accessible Urban Farming
Spring 2026: Monday, 1:30 PM to 4:15 PM
Walton Center for Planetary Health, WCPH 409 (Session C)
What is a food community and who is part of it?
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What are some barriers to being actively engaged in a local food community?
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How can we build accessible food communities from the ground up?
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How can urban farms support healthy food communities for everyone?
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Walking the talk: how can multigenerational communities support cultural understandings and practices that contribute to a healthier, more sustainable and accessible food systems?
How can improving accessibility and equity in local food systems — through urban farming, school gardens, and community farms — transform the health, sustainability, and quality of life for communities?
Investigate issues of accessibility, equity and access within local food communities, urban farming, and school gardens. Experience the value of being connected to nonhuman life. Discover how (non)access to healthy, fresh and local food impacts the quality of life for yourselves and the broader community. Volunteer at a local urban farm; learn first-hand how farmers' work and values contribute to a community's access to fresh, local and healthy food. Through field trips and experiential learning, students will evaluate accessibility and will create projects to increase awareness and inclusion.
Honors students will receive HON credit for this course. CIVI general studies credit.
Collaborations
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Impact Outcomes
Students will share their findings with the general public in a format of their choosing. Check this page at the end of the semester for updates!
Accessible Urban Farming in the News
At the Humanities Lab, we strive to ensure our Labs are relevant and current. Here are some recent articles about Accessible Urban Farming in today’s news!
This LA school is planting trees to ‘supercharge’ childhood development
Atlanta’s Urban Farms Are Revitalizing the City’s Lost Green Space
Enrollment Information
Spring 2026: Monday 1:30 PM - 4:15 PM |
WCPH 409, Session C |
| Humanities Lab | HUL 494, 598 |
| Italian | ITA 494, 598 |
| Justice Studies | JUS 494, 598 |
| Studies in Social Transformation | SST 494, 598 |
