*** Part Two of two *** McArthur “genius prize” winner Will Allen spoke about his work in urban farming on a recent book tour. Here is part two, about his influence on a local non-profit. In the audience were a number of people deeply involved in our fledgling local food movement. Among them were Melissa [...]
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Bringing the message home
Posted in events, farmer/grower, food, locavore, people, tagged Urban Oasis Project, Will Allen on May 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The revolution is here
Posted in events, food, people, photo, tagged Books & Books, Slow Food Miami, Will Allen on May 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The food system is broken and we have to start a new food system. The way to do that is through urban farming. By growing healthy food, we also grow healthy people and communities. That’s essentially the message Will Allen gives in The Good Food Revolution, his new book that’s largely biography and part food [...]
The Good Food Revolution
Posted in events, people, tagged books, Books & Books, Slow Food Miami, Will Allen on May 1, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Thursday, May 10, 2012 7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public 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 [...]
Redland farmers road trip to Small Farms Conference, Part Two
Posted in events, farm, farmer/grower, food, location, tagged Chris Worden, Eva Worden, Melissa Contreras, small farms conference, Will Allen, Worden Farm on August 10, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I think some of us are born agrarian. It is not a choice, it’s in our blood, and it’s who we are.
Potluck and FRESH the Movie
Posted in food, location, media, tagged joel Salatin, Melissa Contreras, Michael Pollan, movie, Urban Oasis Project, Will Allen on September 9, 2009 |
If you missed seeing FRESH the Movie at last month’s screening up in Broward, you have another chance. The good folks at the Urban Oasis Project are showing FRESH at their September meeting. Also on the agenda is a potluck dinner and a garden tour. The screening/meeting is on Saturday, September 12th. For more details [...]
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