RootstockUrban Agriculture

Service Learning

Problem Statement

Millions of citizens are restricted by their socioeconomic

status or their location in urban food deserts making

sustainable access to healthy food nearly impossible.

PROBLEM COMPONENTS

• Lack of interdisciplinary collaboration/knowledge

• Lack of cross-cultural exposure/knowledge

• Geographic & socioeconomic restrictions

Solution

Collaborative Urban Agriculture

When food is grown and produced within cities,

particularly in low-income areas, communities not only

become more engaged and empowered by becoming

active participants of the food distribution system, but

cities become more sustainable, and residents’ health

improves.

Facilitating access to sustainable food sources in our

cities creates a ripple effect that helps to address

health, poverty, and environmental issues.

Theory of Change

Platform

BudgetItem Cost Estimate

Platform Development $12,000

Student Service Travel Expenses $2,000

Coordinator Travel Expenses $6,000

Administrative Overhead $2,500

Advertising/Promotional Materials $2,500

Outreach $5,000

TOTAL $30,000

Potential Funders• Hult Prize • NYU Green Grants• Global Ideas Exchange

Rootstock Team

Team• Laura Manley, Founder

• Jacqueline Burton, Urban Agriculturalist

• David Margolis, International Education Specialist

Advisors• Ted Bongiovanni, Director of NYU Distance Learning

• Shankar Prasad, Policy Professor at NYU Wagner

• Matthew Hoffman, Urban Agriculture Professor at NYU Food Studies Dept.