UZH - Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center

ETH @ OLMA Agricultural Fair: 11-21 October in St. Gallen

Wo Zukunft entsteht

The PSC coordinates the exhibition activities together with several ETH research groups from D-USYS, D-HEST and the World Food System Center.
With the goal of bringing research closer to the farming community we have created an exhibit with activities mainly for adults, teens and young children.

The heart of the exhibit is the Lab, with a program of short workshops and demonstrations. Samuel C. Zeeman’s group is developing a starch-in-grains demo, and Laura Nystrom’s group shows properties of soluble fibres in grains. The Virtual Reality film by Nina Buchmann's Grassland Science group is certainly a big hit, as will the stomata experiments presented by Bruno Studer's Forage Crop Genetics group.

OLMA, https://www.olma-messen.ch/de/messen/olma/besucher/uebersicht
Come by and visit us in Hall 6!

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Urban Agriculture – Fad or Future: Should tomorrow’s cities grow their own food?

24 October 2018, 17:15 – 19:00. ETH Zurich, LEE E 101, Leonhardstrasse 21, Zürich

Urban agriculture has the potential to contribute to food security and social well-being in cities, while simultaneously increasing overall sustainability of food production. However, many uncertainties remain with respect to potential risks, limitations, and overall feasibility.

During this Public Round Table, experts will discuss future opportunities and challenges in order to inform the public about the manifold aspects of urban agriculture.

Website Round Table on Urban Agriculture

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