Travel & Visitors Guide - Oct. 27, 2009
Wisconsin native grows green in Brooklyn
A Brookfield native, Ben Flanner moved to New York eight years ago. Now, along with a small team of supporters from local organizations and organic farming cooperatives, Flanner opted to forgo the corporate ladder in favor of climbing up to a Brooklyn rooftop and installing New York's first overhead urban agricultural project, Rooftop Farms.
Tags: rooftop farms, new york, ben flanner, brookfield, urban agriculture, will allen, urban farming, brooklyn

Marketplace - Sept. 11, 2009
Sweet Water Organics lures local fish and produce
Housed in Bay View's hidden Hide House, owners Josh Fraundorf, Steve Lindner and James Godsil transformed warehouse space into three (eventually to be four) operating fish troughs or raceways.
Tags: sweet water organics, growing power, will allen, bay view, fishing, fishery, local, farming, organic farming

Milwaukee Buzz - Sept. 9, 2009
A tour worth your time
Attracting visitors from around the country, the daily tours at Growing Power explain in detail every aspect of the working farm. And we're not just talking about a few fields of greens here.
Tags: growing power, will allen, farm tour

Milwaukee Buzz - May 20, 2009
Greener Milwaukee drinks to Growing Power
Join Greener Milwaukee and members from Growing Power for drinks and networking Thursday night starting at 7 p.m. Then, expand your interest and knowledge with a tour of Growing Power Farm on Saturday from 2-4 p.m.
Tags: greener Milwaukee, growing power, will allen, cafe luna

Milwaukee Buzz - May 19, 2009
Milwaukee heat index: May 2009
There's never a shortage of new people, events, decisions and ideas in Milwaukee, some moving the city forward and some holding it back. In this subjective and light-hearted article, we take Milwaukee's temperature for the middle of May, 2009.
Tags: heat index, brewers, danny gokey, smoking ban, will allen, vikings, swine flu

Milwaukee Buzz - Sept. 26, 2008
In the Presence of Greatness
I am relatively new to Milwaukee and am always thrilled each time a friend or co-worker initiates me into a long-standing area tradition or introduces me to someone "you must know!" to be a legitimate Milwaukeean. Yesterday, I was granted the phenomenal opportunity to meet Will Allen, f...
Tags: farming, will allen, growing power, future, sustainability, purpose