The 2018 Urban Food Systems Symposium will be held August 8-11 at The Commons Hotel in Minneapolis, MN. Our goal is to bring together a national and international audience of academic and research-oriented professionals to share and gain knowledge on urban food systems and the role they play in global food security. This symposium includes knowledge on: urban agricultural production, local food systems distribution, urban farmer education, urban ag policy, planning and development, food access and justice, and food sovereignty.

The ideal attendee for this symposium includes:

• Researchers and students
• Extension Faculty
• Other academics
• Not-for-profit administrators
• Community Organizers
• Urban Food Systems experts