Iowa State University Community Design Lab

02/18/2016

Good afternoon,
The Agricultural Urbanism Toolkit Application:http://research.design.iastate.edu/communitydesignlab/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2014/03/2016_Agricultural-Urbanism-Toolkit-Application.pdf deadline has been extended to March 31, 2016. Please see the attachment if you and your community are interested in applying. This process is meant to assist communities in their preparation and development of a local food systems coalition and create capacity for local food leaders; research and assess food system and health existing conditions for strategic planning; engage diverse organizations and individuals in a collective process for determining appropriate food systems projects for community development; and design and implement prioritized projects that are determined by the coalition based on the research conducted and public input sessions.

This is the LAST year that we will have funding through the Leopold Center of Sustainable Agriculture. The price for participation is $5,000/ year for a three year process. We are still in the research development component of this program, and we are very thankful to all of our partner communities and organizations to contributing to the community process and leading to a unique, collaborative program for community food systems development.

As always, I am more than happy to come present or discuss this opportunity with any community groups/ organizations and encourage the discussion of creative possibilities for partnerships and program development as well. Please reach out to me if you have further questions or would like to get together to discuss further what this could look like for your community.

Best,

12/18/2015

The 2nd annual Agricultural Urbanism Toolkit event kicks off at Reiman Gardens! We will be here all day if you want to join us.

11/25/2015

The Agricultural Urbanism Toolkit is wrapping up its second year, and it’s time to celebrate the community accomplishments of coalition development and local food projects around Iowa!
The Agricultural Urbanism Toolkit is a program developed by the Iowa State University Community Design Lab and funded through the Leopold Center of Sustainable Agriculture Marketing Food Systems Initiative.

This event will engage local food leaders and partners in a discussion around the power of food and the design process and is open to anyone who is interested in the local and regional food system in Iowa: local food coordinators, producers, city government, community planners, consumers, and any and all local food stakeholders around Iowa. This event is an exciting opportunity to connect with other local food leaders in the surrounding area that are working on new and innovative projects.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1vgVnnQOFmQlfP3nTxML3lV9LVymtj3JeBv8g-k8Pra4/viewform

Date: Friday, December 18, 2015 Time: 8:30-4:00 Location: Reiman Gardens, 1407 University Blvd, Ames, IA 50011 Cost: FREE The Agricultural Urbanism Toolkit is wrapping up its second year, and it’s time to celebrate the community accomplishments of coalition development and local food projects around…

11/03/2015

We are excited to be working with great organizations in Des Moines to host a Public Garden Discussion at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden on November 14th. Check out the link to register: http://www.dmbotanicalgarden.com/events-programs/calendar-events/181-public-garden-discussion-calling-all-community-gardeners/
Eat Greater Des Moines, ISU Extension and Outreach - Polk County, Easter Seals Iowa & Camp Sunnyside, Teachers Going Green, Des Moines Public Schools, FoodCorps Iowa, Forest Ave Outreach,

09/21/2015

The CDL station at the Healthy Ames event yesterday was a popular spot where neighbors and even Cy learned about Complete Streets! A block-long installation of a temporary bike lane demonstrated how Ames streets can be more complete. Thanks especially to CDL Design Fellow Chad Hunter.

09/16/2015

Please help support this great engaged design work in Peru!

https://fundisu.foundation.iastate.edu/project/928

Help ISU Foundation raise $7,000 for the project: Studio Andino. Even $1 can make a difference!

08/20/2015

The Agricultural Urbanism Toolkit Booklet has been published! Check it out on the ISU Extension Store :

https://store.extension.iastate.edu/Product/Agricultural-Urbanism-Toolkit

08/04/2015

Impact Design Hub feature article on CDL co-director Nadia Anderson:

https://impactdesignhub.org/2015/07/30/architecture-professor-creates-community-design-lab-at-isu/

In early March of this year, ISU partnered with Design Corps to host the Public Interest Design Institute. This two day course offered in-depth methods based on the Social Economic Environmental Design (SEED) metric. This is just one of the many initiatives that the ISU Community Design Lab offers.…

05/29/2015

The ISU Community Design Lab's Agricultural Urbanism Toolkit provides a framework to help communities improve their local food systems By Carole Gieseke In the heart of downtown Des Moines, teams o...

05/02/2015

Bridge Studio pop-up exhibition off to a good start!

05/01/2015

Reminder! Tomorrow the Bridge Studio will be having its final pop-up exhibition at 1355 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines from 12-5 PM. The projects examine how transportation, housing, arts, education, aid networks, and recreation can become infrastructural mechanisms for revitalization at the city, neighborhood, and local site scales. The East Bank neighborhoods have been our area of study.

03/25/2015

Our Agricultural Urbanism Toolkit, funded through the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture was featured in a Seedstock article.
http://seedstock.com/2015/03/10/iowa-state-agricultural-urbanism-toolkit-helps-communities-start-the-conversation-on-local-food-systems/

A new Agricultural Urbanism Toolkit produced by the University of Iowa’s Community Design Lab offers communities the planning tools necessary to prioritize and