Growing Power – A Model for Urban Agriculture

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Growing Power is a sustainable urban agriculture center located in the city of Milwaukee. It was founded by Will Allen to introduce healthier food options to…

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25 Responses to Growing Power – A Model for Urban Agriculture

  1. Luis Trigueiros
    September 10, 2014 at 10:35 am
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  2. This is an excellent example of how to get rid of food stamps and become
    self sufficient I have my own idea on how to incorporate this. For places
    that don’t have great growing conditions outdoors or in urban city area’s
    one is grow indoors with lighting you can still cultivate fish indoors.
    Creative thinking is what will make things possible. Get a small bit of
    land get a variety of animals you want to have. Remember this is a
    community thing yes you the individual can do this for your self but
    instead sharing vandalism sharing on the costs the work etc. … will make
    these become the way of the future. 

    Shaun Seljestad
    September 10, 2014 at 10:57 am
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  3. We are so excited to have Will Allen visit Indiana University Bloomington
    for SustainIU Week! 

    IUSustainability
    September 10, 2014 at 11:02 am
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  4. Rhoda K
    September 10, 2014 at 11:50 am
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  5. Will Allen ROCKS

    benton537
    September 10, 2014 at 12:12 pm
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  6. Great, Great thing. Love this thinking!!!

    Alfredo Reinaldo Lobo das Neves
    September 10, 2014 at 12:31 pm
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  7. DD Vasseur
    September 10, 2014 at 12:57 pm
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  8. Isn’t if funny how all of the city communists have the perfect plan for
    growing food despite the fact that none of them have ever worked on a farm
    or anywhere else a day in their lives.

    sanitydotorg
    September 10, 2014 at 1:03 pm
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  9. @grandmastermicochero On a different clip it says the solar panels are to
    heat water.

    Kingofgrowers
    September 10, 2014 at 1:51 pm
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  10. Good job. Great thinking.

    alphasxsignal
    September 10, 2014 at 2:34 pm
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  11. @Reybo The reason you feel that way my friend is that party and left vs
    right are a thing of the past. The problems facing us face ALL of us. Time
    to stop dividing and start uniting. And isn’t this just one friggin cool
    way to do it?

    davehutchinson67
    September 10, 2014 at 3:11 pm
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  12. Well, as I can see, you’re not knowledgeable.

    jonson11122
    September 10, 2014 at 3:33 pm
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  13. THNX!!! Amazing!!!

    Johny Murgas
    September 10, 2014 at 3:40 pm
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  14. Urban planers take courage! If you think it we will build it.

    Christian Peterson
    September 10, 2014 at 3:49 pm
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  15. Wow you’re an economic idiot. None of any of that had to do with the
    original comment. “Depending on profits of corporations.” So you expect
    people to work to grow food and not make a profit? Thanks Hitler. A profit
    is a measure of efficiency. Thats why I can prove that these growing
    methods can’t compete with one man and a combine on 1000 acres “Land is the
    best employer. ” Ok. Then outlaw UPS. You get 100% employment if the
    government mandates that all packages must be delivered by donkey.

    sanitydotorg
    September 10, 2014 at 4:49 pm
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  16. Awesome!

    Aracelis González
    September 10, 2014 at 5:14 pm
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  17. You would think his belly would be flatter since he does all that)

    Xavier BenJamin
    September 10, 2014 at 5:17 pm
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  18. That was not nice calling me an idiot. I am enthusiast for the technology
    and I believe in robots doing most of the job, but I am against using
    technology in destructive manner which conventional agriculture is. Calling
    me a marxist proves that you’re driven by ideology and not by reason.
    Economy should be driven by reason since it’s taught in universities, but
    greed (which has nothing to do with the reason) takes place instead.

    jonson11122
    September 10, 2014 at 5:59 pm
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  19. do you have a special usage for the solar panels? such as your water pumps,
    lights, heaters or what,, please share this thought with your readers,,
    thanks!

    gregg stephens
    September 10, 2014 at 6:21 pm
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  20. Season of Treason is absolutely ridiculous and Kurt is so confused. Even if
    we don’t get 100% pure healthy foods, at least people are doing their best
    and that is what counts.

    Blake Lynch
    September 10, 2014 at 7:04 pm
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  21. This gives me hope for the future. I generally lean to conservative but
    Glen Beck, Rush and especially Hannity SHove and learn what REAL people can
    accomplish!!! I hope this spreads!!!!!!!!!

    mike olea
    September 10, 2014 at 7:42 pm
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  22. There is a NY restaurant that produces all it’s vegetables and herbs using
    vertical hydroponics on it’s roof top. Just imagine if it uses Verticrop
    systems or the improved vertical Mittleider system. That restaurant can
    produce all it needs and recycle all it’s wastes using Living Machines and
    others to be self-contained by producing it’s own certified GE-FREE seeds,
    fertilizer, natural pesticides, bio-energy, etc. The investments can in
    mere months and huge savings achieved in less than a year.

    darthvader5300
    September 10, 2014 at 7:52 pm
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  23. in answer to your first sentence, you. america is and has been the most
    subsidised country on the planet bar non.your econonmy is in freefall and
    you and the rest of america are blinded from the truth by your media.you
    subsidise your lifestyle now with war as this is the most profitable means
    to squeeze resources out of living peoples.oh and china are the biggest
    exporters of everything,not just food.americas biggest food export is
    rice…subsidised by your government to the tune of 78%…..cont

    jmpmcd
    September 10, 2014 at 8:44 pm
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  24. @cpeterson2003 Inspire it in your own community

    Kingofgrowers
    September 10, 2014 at 9:10 pm
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  25. I love the use of solar panels in addition to the urban agriculture,
    wonderful setup you have here.

    Ming Wong
    September 10, 2014 at 9:19 pm
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