Dr Z. will be presenting at the 2019 Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Hampshire’s winter conference on Saturday, March 16, 2019 from 10:00 am to 11:15 am. His presentation is entitled “Quantifying the Sustainability Benefits of Small-Scale and Urban Agricultural Operations”. For more information about Dr. Z’s scheduled presentation, click here to visit NOFA-NH website. Signed copies of his books will be made available at the event via the MainStreet BookEnds of Warner bookstore (Warner, New Hampshire). For more information about the bookstore and how to purchase copies of Dr. Z’s book through them or at the conference, click here.

Presentation Abstract: Local and sustainably-raised food is a good idea, but how good is it? How do you know if a food-growing operation is truly sustainable? How can the sustainability benefits of food-growing operations be objectively measured? Dr. Z will present an enlightening tale of how he turned an urban food garden into a research study that demonstrates how the economic, environmental and social aspects of sustainability can be measured. He will present methods that will benefit both growers and policy-makers