Subject: URBANAG is an electronic mail list created to link individuals and organizations involved with or interested in urban agriculture and community food security.

Description: 1. URBANAG is available to all subscribers to exchange ideas and information on urban agriculture and Community Food Security related topics.

2. URBANAG provides a forum for practitioners, university folks, planners, interested parties, and policy makers who are engaged with urban agriculture as a tool for supporting and promoting community food security. We encourage groups involved with these initiatives to use this server to share information on activities, to discuss issues, to make technical assistance inquiries, and to share reports or other documents of interest to subscribers.

3. URBANAG is an on-line information provider for the North American Committee for Urban Agriculture of the Community Food Security Coalition (CFSC). The CFSC will routinely post notices about meetings, T&TA opportunities, policy initiatives, and other business of the organization, as well as feature articles or other information from its newsletter and Web-site. Information about urban agriculture and CFS-related activities of other organizations, agencies, etc. may also be posted by the Coalition or by other groups.