Posted on February 5, 2010 with 2 Comments
During a productive two day trip to Seattle, Washington; Will Allen bears witness to the declaration of 2010 as the Year of Urban Agriculture by Mayor Mike McGinn and Seattle City Council members. This campaign was announced to promote urban agriculture efforts and increase community access to locally grown food. Seattle has 68 urban gardens in 2009, the most number of gardens in the nation run by volunteers of 3800 gardeners on 1900 plots of land.
About 500 people gathered in the auditorium on the first day of the visit hosted by Creatives4Community.
Will in Seattle
Posted on August 21, 2009 with 2 Comments
Globetrotting Will Allen continued his outreach efforts this past week with a visit to Minneapolis, MN. He worked with kids, teachers and community activist. The subject as always was growing and providing good food in justice for all. Here’s the whole story from the Twin Cities Daily Planet. and on Minnesota Public Radio
from Twin Cities Daily Planet
Friday, Aug 21, 2009
from the Minnesota Public Radio
by Euan Kerr, Minnesota Public Radio
August 20, 2009
Will Allen is the founder of Milwaukee-based Growing Power. He grew up on a farm in South Carolina, and even during his time as a college and pro athlete always felt drawn back to the land. Now 60, he has been working since the early 1990s on urban farming. (MPR photo/Euan Kerr)
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Posted on July 10, 2009 with 1 Comment
Milwaukee – July 10, 2009 – In the world of journalism, there are few pieces of real estate more valuable than the space in the Sunday New York Times Magazine. So it is thrilling to announce that this venerable publication has devoted four prominent pages in its July 5 edition to telling the story of Growing Power founder and CEO Will Allen.
The article, titled “Street Farmer,” by author Elizabeth Royte, provides an excellent update on Allen’s efforts to bring better fare to the “food deserts” of America’s inner cities, where the lack of access to fresh vegetables in people’s diets can lead to severe health problems such as heart disease and diabetes.
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