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Thursday, July 9, 2009

Will Allen Inspires Us with Urban Agriculture

The NY Times Magazine this past Sunday ran an article called, "Street Farmer" about Will Allen of Milwaukee. For those of you unfamiliar with Allen and his Growing Power Farm initiative, he has managed to take a small chunk of urban space and convert it into some of the most sustainable topsoil in the state. He has also found ways to engage and employ many of Milwaukee's youth in his project, both as employees and through his work with schools (which is how I became aware of him several years ago, as he spoke at my kids' school), succeeding with organic, urban farming that supplies food pantries, farmer's markets, and over more traditional food venues.

What do you think? Can you see other applications of Allen's philosophy and approach to the type of work you do?
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