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Published by youthact on 27 Oct 2008

Growing Power

Will Allen in an agriculturalist from Milwaukee, WI and was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2008 for his approach to urban gardening. He is the CEO of Growing Power, an organization dedicated to providing local, affordable communities and building relationships in the community through local urban farming.

Published by youthact on 13 Jul 2008

Working on the Youth Farm


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It’s been tough getting the farm up and running since we started so late due to researching to be as green and organic as possible. Finally the soil has been prepared, and we have just recently planted some squash and bean seeds. We are already starting to see some growth, and everything should be ready for harvesting come early fall.