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The good food revolution is a about former pro basketball player, will allen, who abandoned the corporate life and committed himself to creating urban farm centers across the. Growing healthy food, people, and communities by will allen with charles wilson from the plots of his milwaukee urban farm to lowincome communities across america, will allen has shown us a new type of heroism. May 10, 2012 many chapters end with a summary of key points or helpful gardening tips, making it a good read for young adults as well. Born into a farming family, allen spent much of his adolescence and early adulthood hoping to avoid the agricultural life. Jul 02, 20 the good food revolution is the kind of book you just cant put down, rich with personal stories, and full of insightful lessons about business and life that transcend the food industry. Cloud state common reading program201617 about the book the good food revolution traces the journey of will allen from professional basketball player and executive with kentucky fried chicken and procter and gamble to a preeminent urban farmer in innercity. Book authored by will allen, neh keynote speaker cynthia tintorri, march 17, 2015 a panel of northampton community college professors and students met on march 17 to discuss the. Jun 17, 2012 allen is an inspiring figure, whose passion and pragmatism come across clearly in his new book the good food revolution. Will allen is a hero and an inspiration to urban farmers everywhere. While will allens community food center, as presented in his book the good food revolution, offers significant social benefits, a. A moving story of one mans success in producing healthy food for those who need it the most. The good food revolution audiobook by will allen, charles. Will allens dream to inspire a better food system in cities. The book goes into full detail about the struggles that lead up to his.
May 01, 2012 the good food revolution is a about former pro basketball player, will allen, who abandoned the corporate life and committed himself to creating urban farm centers across the country to people the value of locally grown food to healing our environment, improving our nutrition, creating economic opportunity and healing one another. Be the first to ask a question about the good food revolution. A pioneering urban farmer and macarthur genius awardwinner points the way to building a new food system that can feed and heal communities. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Growing healthy food, people and communities, published by gotham books, a member of penguin group, usa. Allen showed slides during his presentation and then responded to questions from members of the audience at boswell book company in milwaukee. Allen is doing then youll need to go to other books that are more focused on technique.
It brought him a macarthur grant and his neighbors good, healthy eating. The good food revolution by allen talks 1047 words. May 10, 2012 today, allens organization helps develop community food systems across the country. Growing healthy food, people, and communities, challenged george washington university students, faculty and staff to transform the united states food system, which has left nearly 23 million people without access to healthy food. The good food revolution is a about former pro basketball player, will allen, who abandoned the corporate life and committed himself to creating urban farm centers across the country to people the value of locally grown food to healing our environment, improving our nutrition, creating economic opportunity and healing one another. Allens 3acre farm sits in the poorest part of milwaukee and now feeds 10,000 people a year. There is more than one author in the goodreads database with this name. The author of the good food revolution and the ceo of growing power, will allen combines family history with insight earned from his various careers to describe what healthy food can. Cloud state common reading program201617 about the book the good food revolution traces the journey of will allen from professional basketball player and executive with kentucky fried chicken. Allens life story is very interesting and his struggles with racism are enlightening, but i was hoping for more information about his urban farming techniques.
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Jun, 2012 allen tells both stories in his new book, the good food revolution. Will allen, author of the 2012 book the good food revolution. His book could have been another look at the problems of the industrial food system, the lack of healthful food in many. He remembers when his family grew food and shared it with their relatives and friends at weekly. An ecoclassic in the making, the good food revolution 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. My book talks about the great migration, the loss of africanamerican farmers. Home common read 2018 2019 the good food revolution. If you want a good book, this is a good book, but if you want to learn how to do what mr. Will allen is an urban farmer based in milwaukee and a retired american basketball player. The stories are told well with lots of interesting characters that you come to care about because its so obvious that allen cares about them. Alice waters far more than a book about food, the good food. Will allen has had an adventurous and eventful life that has allowed him to learn so much from his own experiences.
The good food revolution f2017 read for fun research. Interesting life story, not much farming information by scgrant on july 14, 2012 mr. An ecoclassic in the making, the good food revolution is the story of wills personal journey, the lives he has touched, and a grassroots movement that is changing the way our nation eats. As the champion of a new and promising movement, allen is skillfully leading americans to face one of our greatest domestic issues our health.
Allen is an inspiring figure, whose passion and pragmatism come across clearly in his new book the good food revolution. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the good food revolution. A pioneering urban farmer and macarthur genius award winner points the way to building a new food system that can feedand healbroken communities. Growing healthy food, people and communities, tells the story of how a sharecroppers sononce a professional basketball player and the first african. Growing healthy food, people, and communities by will allen with charles wilson from the plots of his milwaukee urban farm to lowincome communities across. Through the good food revolution, allen recounts his effort to reclaim his familys heritage and, in doing so, confront lingering disparities in racial and economic justice. Mar 17, 2015 book authored by will allen, neh keynote speaker cynthia tintorri, march 17, 2015 a panel of northampton community college professors and students met on march 17 to discuss the book, the good food revolution. May 10, 2012 today, allen s organization helps develop community food systems across the country.
Sep 05, 2018 allens 3acre farm sits in the poorest part of milwaukee and now feeds 10,000 people a year. Growing healthy food, people, and communities, challenged george washington university students, faculty and staff to transform the. A pioneering urban farmer and macarthur genius awardwinner points the way to building a new food system that. From that interview, i expected a book about food policy. What i got was so much more than that and touched on a surprising number of my interests. The son of a sharecropper, will allen had no intention of ever becoming a farmer himself. Growing healthy food, people, and communities by will allen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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