A Good Food Manifesto for America

By Will Allen Founder and Chief Executive Officer Growing Power I am a farmer. While I find that this has come to mean many other things to other people – that I have become also a trainer and teacher, and to some a sort of food philosopher – I do like nothing better than to […]

Urban Farmer Will Allen Wins 2008 MacArthur Fellowship

Will Allen, an urban farmer and the founder of Growing Power in Milwaukee, was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2008. The Fellowship is a $500,000 unrestricted grant for individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction. For more information about Will Allen’s work see the […]