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In 1993, Growing Power was an organization with teens who needed
Growing Power into a national training center for activists in the
a place to work. Will Allen was a farmer with land. Will designed a
community food movement, a research institution to create food
program that offered teens an opportunity to work at his store and
production models that can be exported internationally, and, most
renovate the greenhouses to grow food for their community. With a
recently, a pioneer in alternative energy production testing a process
staff of 35, Growing Power feeds more than 10,000 locals each year
to convert food waste into methane gas to produce electricity.
through school kitchens, restaurants, affordable food baskets, and at farmers’ markets. What started as a simple partnership to change the landscape of the north side of Milwaukee has blossomed into a national and global commitment to sustainable food systems. Growing Power as an “Idea Factory” Since its inception, Growing Power has served as a ”living museum” or “idea factory” for the young, the elderly, farmers, producers, and other professionals ranging from USDA personnel to urban planners. Allen’s urban agricultural innovations have transformed