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Posted on November 8, 2011 with 1 Comment
We’re thrilled Michael Pollan included our very own Will Allen to his World 7 most powerful foodies.
Michael Pollan’s seven most powerful foodies
1. Michelle Obama, First Lady
2. Marion Nestle, NYU Professor
3. Josh Viertel, Slow Food USA President
4. Will Allen, Urban Farmer
5. Jack Sinclair, Walmart Head of Grocery
6. Ken Cook, Environmental Working Group Executive Director
7. Mark Bittman, New York Times columnist
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/lmm45ffdk/4-will-allen-urban-farmer#mce_temp_url#
Posted on September 8, 2011 with 2 Comments
I appreciate that our friends have shared their honest opinions and feelings with us. I’d like to take this opportunity to share my position on the role that corporations can play in the Good Food Revolution.
The First Lady has brought national attention to our country’s poor health, poor eating habits and poor food quality with her “Let’s Move” program. Now that this issue is in the national spotlight, we are using the momentum she’s created to take the next steps forward in improving overall food quality and quality of life for all people. We, as a society, can no longer refuse to invite big corporations to the table of the Good Food Revolution. Poverty, foodlessness, joblessness: these are problems we all face. They are not only the problems of the poor or of the urban – they are everyone’s problems.
Wal-mart is the world’s largest distributor of food – there is no one better positioned to bring high-quality, locally grown food into urban food deserts and fast-food swamps. We can no longer be so idealistic that we hurt the very people we’re trying to help. Keeping groups that have the money and the power to be a significant part of the solution away from the Good Food Revolution will not serve us. At the same time, by accepting grants like these we retain the power for how corporate money is spent, and the grassroots movement stays grassroots.
Thank you for your continued support of the Good Food Revolution, and please keep your eyes open for more announcements from me and Growing Power. This is an exciting time to change the world.
Posted on January 22, 2010 with No Comments
For 12th year now, the Midwest Value Added Ag Conference served as a meeting and gathering ground for farmers, producers, educators, policymakers, and local food enthusiasts. Will delivered his opening keynote at 9AM on Thursday January 21st,2010 . There were many familiar “local Ag” as well as new, young faces and it was a perfect way to start off 2010 . Will spoke to a diverse crowd of government employees, university faculties and farmers from the Wisconsin and Minnesota region.
Driving back to Milwaukee, Will managed to jumped in on a radio interview with the Wisconsin Public Radio on the West Side Program. Listen to the interview with guests include State Agriculture Secretary Rod Nilsestuen; Diane Mayerfeld Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Statewide Coordinator; Kelly Cain is Director of the St. Croix Institute for Sustainable Community Development; Rich Purdy the President of the River Country Resource Conservation and Development Council.
http://wpr.org/regions/eau/twsarchive.cfm
Listen now using RealPlayer 47:20
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