Responding to Urban Hunger Through Earth Care

This presentation explores how cities can prevent ongoing food shortages by building sustainable, resilient local food systems. With many cities—including Phoenix—embedding food sustainability into their long-term plans, the focus is on producing healthy, climate-friendly food closer to home in socially, environmentally, and economically responsible ways.

Using Phoenix as a case study—facing drought, limited arable land, and widespread food deserts—this session examines urban food insecurity and the vital role of earth care in developing practical, community-based solutions.

WEBINAR DATE: Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Time: 7:30 pm Eastern (6:30 Central, 5:30 Mountain, 4:30 Pacific)
PRESENTER: Dr. George B. Brooks, Jr.

SPEAKER BIO

Dr. George B. Brooks Jr. is Founder and President of NxT Horizon Group, advancing “AgTech for the Real World” through bioenergy development in Africa and innovative urban farming technologies like aquaponics. He holds a Ph.D. in Wildlife and Fisheries from the University of Arizona and is a recognized leader in environmental, economic, and community development. Dr. Brooks serves as Vice Chair of the South Mountain Village Planning Committee and is part of the Phoenix Planning Commission. He is Vice President of the Phoenix Green Chamber of Commerce and serves on the boards of the Aquaponics Association and America’s Tilapia Alliance. He is also active in faith-based earth care through Southminster Environmental Ministries.