Will Allen Back In Cleveland!

Will Allen of Growing Power
Aquaponics & Composting Workshop

As you know, there are a myriad of promising urban agriculture initiatives currently underway in Cleveland. One of these initiatives involves Will Allen, the CEO and Founder of Growing Power, Inc.

Mr. Allen is world-renown for his urban agriculture practices and techniques, and was recognized by Time Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2010.

Mr. Allen is also a MacArthur Genius Grant award winner, and serves on First Lady Michelle Obama's national "Let's Move" campaign focused on childhood obesity. These are but a few of his many accomplishments.

Over the past year, Mr. Allen has joined forces with a local group called the Rid-All Green Partnership (RGP) and designated them as one of his 16 Regional Outreach Training Centers. This designation requires the RGP group to agree to train local and regional residents in urban agriculture best practices as taught by the Growing Power organization.

The group's work will also involve exploring and addressing fresh food access and/or distribution in inner city communities. Members of the Rid-All Green Partnership include Environmental Health Watch, The Sisters of Charity Foundation, PolicyBridge, Neighborhood Leadership Institute and the Rid-All Exterminating Corporation.

We would like to invite you out to our upcoming workshop:

Date: Saturday, October 8th, 2011

Time: 8:30 am to 1:00 pm.

Place: Rid-All Green Partnership Growing Power Regional Outreach Training Center
8129 Otter Road (Off East 81st and Kinsman Road)

Cost: $75 per person includes lunch

Spaces are Limited Registration Required!

To register and for more information: Please call (330) 273-8877

Join the Rid-All Green Partnership and Will Allen on July 14!

Rid-All Green Partnership and Will Allen to dedicate Cleveland’s Growing Training Center

Join the Rid-All Green Partnership and Will Allento dedicate Cleveland’s Growing PowerEnvironmental Science Commercial UrbanAg riculture Training CenterJuly 14, 201110:00 – 11:00 a.m.Thursday, July 14, 2011East 81st Street and Otter Ave., Cleveland.

This event, hosted by noted urban farmer Will Allen, will feature an interactive tour of the center’s greenhouse, hoop houses and more, with stations on:— Composting and soil delivery— Crop selection, management and maintenance— Aquaponics and the center’s connection to Growing Power— Environmental justice and community outreach— Plans for the Forgotten Triangle and urban agriculture— Green in the Ghetto youth and community engagement— Food distribution and partnerships.

RSVP by July 12 at http://ridalldedication.eventbrite.com.

Supporting partners include: Burten, Bell, Carr Development Corporation; JPMorgan Chase Foundation; Sirna and Sons Produce; Sisters of Charity Health System; and Sodexo.

Rid-All Green Partnership members: Rid-All Exterminating Corp., Growing Power,Environmental Health Watch, PolicyBridge,Neighborhood Leadership Institute, Green in theGhetto, Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland.

Rid–All Green Partnership invites Will Allen, CEO, Growing Power to Visit Cleveland – March 18-19, 2011

Rid-All Green Partnership – Growing Power!

Will Allen is the CEO of Growing Power, a national not-for-profit organization supporting the development of community food systems. He has over 50 years of experience in farming, marketing and distributing food, and is known as an innovator and creator of food systems.

On Friday, March 18th, Mr. Allen will give a keynote lecture at 7:00 pm. at Case Western Reserve University’s Ford Auditorium, located in the Allen Memorial Medical Library (corner of Euclid Ave. and Adelbert). The lecture will be followed by Q&A and a meet and greet reception. Admission is $35.

On Saturday, March 19th, Mr. Allen will lead a workshop on aquaponics & vermiculture from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm. The location of the workshop will be the Rid-All Green Partnership/Growing Power Regional Outreach Training Center located at 8129 Otter Road (Off East 81st and Kinsman Road) in Cleveland, Ohio.

The price of the workshop will be $75 per person and will include lunch. Combined tickets for the keynote on Friday and the workshop on Saturday are available for $100. Please call (330) 273-8877 to register or for more information.