Episode 40: Shane Jones of Durham College Horticulture

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Shane Jones is a professor or horticulture, food, and farming at Durham College and the new The Barrett Centre of Innovation in Sustainable Urban Agriculture.

Shane is helping to oversee the Barrett Centre's mission:

Enhance the existing urban farm at the Durham College Whitby campus.
Become a source for information, support and coaching for traditionally underserved and marginalized communities when it comes to urban agriculture initiatives including food security.
Create a comprehensive and connected array of educational programs and materials in urban agriculture will be to meet growing employment needs.
Create dozens of new opportunities in the years ahead for students to gain experience working on urban farms and in roles supporting the operations.
Become home to a team of highly respected experts working to establish it as an internationally recognized hub of knowledge around sustainable urban agriculture.

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