PUBLIC HEARING - Joint Committee on Urban Agriculture - at UMKC on MONDAY, JULY 11th @ 5:30pm

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Joint Committee on Urban Agriculture  to hold public hearing on July 11th in Kansas City Representative Jason Holsman's Joint Committee on Urban Agriculture   will hold its first informational hearing on Monday at 5:30 p.m. at Pierson  Auditorium on the University of Missouri-Kansas City campus.  The General Assembly authorized the creation of the committee with  passage of Senate Bill 356 earlier this year. The committee will investigate trends in urban agriculture, including vertical farming, urban farm cooperatives and sustainable living communities and evaluate existing services, resources and capacity for such urban farming and the impact on local communities. The committee will use this information as the basis for future legislation. The informational hearing will provide a forum for investigation and exploration of these urban agricultural issues with testimony from various advocacy groups, professional urban farmers, and at large members of the agriculture community.                         What: Joint Committee on Urban Agriculture Committee hearing When: Monday, July 11 at 5:30 p.m. Where: University of Missouri-Kansas City, Pierson Auditorium ~ 5000 Rockhill Road, Kansas City                                                      Contact information  for the hearing For additional information on the Joint Committee on Urban Agriculture's informational hearing at UMKC please contact Representaitve Holsman's Office Dan Bryar Legislative Assistant (573) 751-6607 dan.bryar (a) house.mo.gov UMKC Contact Troy Lillebo Director of External Affairs (816) 235-6585 lillebot (a) umkc.edu RE-posted from an original alert from  the Greater Kansas City Food Policy Coalition http://kcfoodpolicy.ning.com/