Green Tonic conference in Richmond

Didn't learn about it til this morning, it was this past Tuesday and Wednesday. See Green Tonic: Urban Gardening for Health & Wholeness, which was the 25th Anniversary symposium for the Lewis Ginter Arboretum in Richmond, Virginia.

Check out the session descriptions and list of speakers: Green Tonic time-line & preliminary agenda. The program focused on urban gardening, general greening, and civic engagement:

An event for neighborhood organizers and community leaders, urban planners, architects and designers, public officials, health advocates, local food activists, students, master gardeners, and more. Learn about exemplary community gardening and urban greening initiatives in Philadelphia, New York, and Chicago; the policies and practices that help them succeed; and what Richmond area residents can do to take urban gardening and greening in our community to the next level.