Lecture: Growing Power and the Good Food Revolution

Will Allen

Join us April 17, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. in the Mobley Audiorium (PH C100) for a talk by Will Allen as part of the Public Health Lecture Series Reynold E. Carlson Lecture.

Mr. Allen is a farmer and the founder of Growing Power, Inc. an urban farming project in Milwaukee, that aims for sustainable food production as well as the growth of communities through the creation of local gardens and community food systems by providing hands-on training, on-the-ground demonstration, outreach, and technical assistance. A former professional basketball player, Allen grew up on a farm in Maryland. In 2008, he was awarded a MacArthur Foundation "Genius Grant" for his work on urban farming, sustainable food production, and with Growing Power.