Will Allen (4)

A son of a sharecropper, Will Allen had no intention of ever becoming a farmer himself. But after years in professional basketball and as an executive for KFC and Procter & Gamble, Will Allen cashed in his retirement fund for a two-acre plot a half mile away from Milwaukee's largest public housing project. The area was a food desert, with only convenience stores and fast-food restaurants to serve the needs of local residents. In the face of financial challenges and daunting odds, Allen built the country's preeminent urban farm - a food and educational center that now produces enough vegetables and fish year-round to feed thousands of people. Employing young people from the neighboring housing project and community, Allen's organization, Growing Power, has sought to prove how local systems can help troubled youths, dismantle racism, create jobs, bring urban and rural communities closer together, and improve public health. Today Growing Power helps develop community food systems across the country. Come early and enjoy the discussion.

Location: Street: 4327 Degnan Blvd City: Los Angeles, Province: California Postal Code: 90008 Country: United States (hinzugefügt von IndieBound)… (mehr)

Pioneering urban farmer and MacArthur "Genius Award" winner Will Allen had no intention of ever becoming a farmer. But after years in professional basketball and as an executive for Kentucky Fried Chicken and Procter & Gamble, Allen cashed in his retirement fund for a two-acre plot a half mile away from Milwaukee's largest public housing project. The area was a food desert with only convenience stores and fast-food restaurants to serve the needs of local residents. In the face of financial challenges and daunting odds, Allen built the country's preeminent urban farm – a food and educational center that now produces enough vegetables and fish year-round to feed thousands of people. Employing young people from the neighboring housing project and community, Growing Power has sought to prove that local food systems can help troubled youths, dismantle racism, create jobs, bring urban and rural communities closer together, and improve public health. Today, Allen's organization helps develop community food systems across the country. An eco-classic in the making, The good food revolution (Gotham, $26) is the story of Will's personal journey, the lives he has touched, and a grassroots movement that is changing the way our nation eats. Presented in collaboration with Slow Food Miami. Free and open to the public.

Location: Street: 3010 De Soto Boulevard City: Coral Gables, Province: Florida Postal Code: 33134-5008 Country: United States (hinzugefügt von IndieBound)… (mehr)

Will Allen, The War on Bugs.; Paul Sachs, Edaphos : dynamics of a natural soil system.

Will Allen, co-manager of Cedar Circle Farm and author of The War on Bugs, and Paul Sachs, founder and managing member of North Country Organics, will speak about pesticides, herbicides, and ecological lawn care. Sponsored by Howe Library, the League of Women Voters of the Upper Valley, and the Catamount Earth Institute. (howe_library)… (mehr)

Will Allen , The War on Bugs.

In The War on Bugs, Will Allen exposes the smoking guns of chemical
companies’ marketing campaigns that have pushed toxic pesticides and
fertilizers on America’s--and the world’s--farmers for over 150 years.
The book is illustrated with two centuries’ worth of advertisements-including enormously influential ads drawn by Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss. Allen
simultaneously documents the waves of resistance by farmers, consumers and activists. Come and join the timely discussion--you may change your way of eating. (booksense)… (mehr)