The Magic of Urban Agriculture – Prezi
Our project, the Magic of Urban Agriculture is centered around two themes: the 4 types of gardens/farms and the two philosophies behind them (grassroots vs. for profit).
So this is the break down of our presentation which will be ppt:
Introduction Slide
4 Types of Farms (interactive map with pictures/information about them) – 4 minutes
Grassroot vs. For Profit Philosophy – 4 minutes
Impact & Shaping Future – 2 minutes
Hendrey Interview and Closing Statement – 1 minute
Break Up of Work
Tyler – Impact of Urban Agriculture/Education Garden Example
Lauren – PlaNYC/Community Farm Example
PlaNYC paper
Contacted Added Value Farms
Jackie – Impact of Urban Agriculture/Introduction Slide
Scientific Articles
Newspaper Articles
Growing Cities documentary
Ebby – For profit philosophy/Commercial Garden Example
Hendrey Interview, Gotham Greens, Bright Farms, and Brooklyn Grange site research (attempted interviews)
Elissa – Grass roots philosophy/Community Garden Example
596 Acres Phone Interview
596 acres Website Research
Green Oasis Garden Research Website and Contacted them through Email – Waiting for Response
Going to put presentation together through prezzy or powerpoint
I sent this to you all in an email, but I’ll post it here as well:
I’ve been thinking about your presentation and your idea about being able to zoom in on maps of the various types of urban ag. I wanted to send you two Prezi examples because I think this might be the best way to go. The first one is just a Prezi about how to tell a story with Prezi: http://prezi.com/lkwybfrj2fap/copy-of-presentation-on-presentations/
and the second one is more of a how-to (like how-to make something you can zoom in on, etc.) http://prezi.com/e7q1-ixohn28/prezi-workflow-in-15-minutes-copied-and-modified-from-adam-somlai-fischer/.
I thought you should take a look at these and see if this would work. I’m imagining something like a central “Urban Ag” hub with four separate spokes coming off of it for the four types you’ll be describing that can be based on your maps and that you can zoom in on.
If this doesn’t work, we can figure something else out, but it seems like the best option for what you’ve described to me so far.
You should start with why urban agriculture is interesting and important. (And what is the “magic”?) Don’t the four types of farms overlap significantly with the grassroots vs. for-profit issue? (And didn’t we figure out there are are really only three types?) Don’t grassroots and for-profit actors differ on their objectives, not their “philosophy”? It appears that each of you will be talking about one type of farm or garden. I hope that, while you may focus on one example of each type, you will refer to the range of farms or gardens within that type and suggest how different ones within that type may differ from each other.