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Registration for all events events is available online until February 24th through a secure transaction server. Please check out the schedule of events. You can pay by Visa or Master Card. Seating is limited for all events, so please register early. There are discounts for registering for more than one event. Contact the hotel of your choice to book your accomodation (see below). Click here to register for any event. Hotel Reservations The Hilton, City Center Hotel 509 West Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee This Hilton hotel has undergone many changes over the years and has completed a multi-million dollar restoration, which highlights this Hilton hotel's 1920's grandeur and elegance. Until Feb 24th a significantly reduced room rate is available for Pollinating Our Future Conference (this includes all activities on the schedule). Please contact the Hilton at 1-800-hiltons (please be sure to mention the conference name for the reduced rates). Conference room rates for singles and queen doubles are $109. Local phone number is 414-271-7250. The Best Western Hotel 710 N Old World 3rd Street, Milwaukee A significantly reduced room rate is available for Pollinating Our Future Conference. Please contact the Best Western at 414-224-8400. Conference room rates for singles and queen doubles are $79 until Feb 24th. Resident Farmer Rates Local farmers, and urban garden activists are being offered reduced rates for all aspects of the conference. When registering there is a section for Resident Farmer rates. Qualifications for resident farmer rate are *Must have some stewardship of land *Actively producing food for sale and indicate where *How much in net/gross sales in 2007 Volunteers We welcome all volunteers, please contact: info@growurban.org. Also, when you register, you can let us know your interest in volunteering. There will be a reduction in fees for all accepted volunteers. Refunds Questions?
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"Urban agriculture provides a complementary strategy to reduce urban poverty and food insecurity and enhance urban environmental management. Urbanagriculture plays an important role in enhancing urban food security since the costs of supplying and distributing foodto urban areas based on rural production and imports continue to increase, and do not satisfy the demand, especially of the poorer sectors of the population. Next to food security, urban agriculture contributes to local economic development, poverty alleviation and social inclusion of the urban poor and women in particular, as well as to the greening of the city and the productive reuse of urban wastes."