The Good Food Revolution, Will Allen
The Good Food Revolution, Will Allen
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The Good Food Revolution
Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities

Author: Will Allen, Charles Wilson, Eric Schlosser

Narrator: Mirron Willis

Unabridged: 8 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/27/2018


Synopsis

A pioneering urban farmer and MacArthur "Genius Award" winner points the way to building a new food system that can feed—and heal—broken communities.

The son of a sharecropper, Will Allen had no intention of ever becoming a farmer himself. But after years in professional basketball and as an executive for Kentucky Fried Chicken and Procter & Gamble, Allen cashed in his retirement fund for a two-acre plot a half mile away from Milwaukee's largest public housing project. The area was a food desert with only convenience stores and fast-food restaurants to serve the needs of local residents.

In the face of financial challenges and daunting odds, Allen built the country's preeminent urban farm—a food and educational center that now produces enough vegetables and fish year-round to feed thousands of people. Employing young people from the neighboring housing project and community, Growing Power has sought to prove that local food systems can help troubled youths, dismantle racism, create jobs, bring urban and rural communities closer together, and improve public health. Today, Allen's organization helps develop community food systems across the country.

An eco-classic 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.

About Will Allen

After retiring from professional basketball and executive positions at Kentucky Fried Chicken and Procter & Gamble, Will Allen became the CEO of Growing Power. He lives in Milwaukee.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mark

Being a middle-class white guy, I haven't had to spend much time thinking about the history of race and food in America. Will Allen, the son of African American sharecroppers, has spent a lot of time thinking about it. His thinking and actions have landed him a MacArthur Genius award for his work to......more

Goodreads review by MaryKay

p.35 "I believe that this quality of 'grit', the ability to withstand setbacks and disappointments, is more important to teach children than any facts we can cram into their heads." p.63 "We all need a healthy environment and a community that lets us fulfill out potential." p.73 "The benefits of the h......more

Goodreads review by Ronald

"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 op......more