Growing Power, Inc. ~ sustainably and justly grown food

[Vividity]

From their website (http://www.growingpower.org): "Growing Power is a national nonprofit organization and land trust supporting people from diverse backgrounds, and the environments in which they live, by helping to provide equal access to healthy, high-quality, safe and affordable food for people in all communities. Growing Power implements this mission by providing hands-on training, on-the-ground demonstration, outreach and technical assistance through the development of Community Food Systems that help people grow, process, market and distribute food in a sustainable manner. Growing Power has multiple farm sites located in Wisconsin and Illinois. Some of our farms are in urban neighborhoods and other farms are in rural settings. In addition to the farms where we raise our produce and livestock, we assist other projects in Milwaukee and Chicago."

Some not-so-well-made but fascinating and revealing videos show their operations:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV9CCxdkOng&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k39D2myzRFQ&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NutSMk2mpdM&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kENge18wIqg&feature=related

~ great inspiration

[astrid]

YAY, thank you, thank you.

Great find.

I have a project in the works to do this also.

Thanks for the inspiration !!

Blessings,

Astrid

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lets see it shall we??


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV9CCxdkOng&

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k39D2myzRFQ&


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NutSMk2mpdM&


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kENge18wIqg&

[Steven]

Where is the person with money to invest? It seems like a perfect project that does resonate with something new, harmonious, needed and respectful for all Life...

Namaste, Steven

[astrid]

Doesn't it Just

And certainly a serious "Love Job" that would reap so many rewards....

I'm planning this to be my next career, just have to tie up some ends and find the right patch of land.
When its up and running i will be inviting others to joins me......

[ViralSpiral]

When its up and running i will be inviting others to joins me......

Me puts hand up!
I speak Australian! ;)

[ViralSpiral]

Vividity, thanks again for all your links.

You may also find valuable information from these past threads

Starve the beast (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?21809-Starve-the-beast...)

Move families outside the cities (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?21683-Congressman-Warns-%C2%93Those-Who-Can-Should-Move-Their-Families-Out-Of-the-City%C2%94)


Stepping out the Rat Race (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?19040-Stepping-out-of-Rat-Race-and-Jumping-into-Real-World&p=229827#post229827)

Finding a way out of the Rate Race (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?20718-Need-to-find-a-way-out-of-the-rat-race)

Jumping onto the real world (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?19040-Stepping-out-of-Rat-Race-and-Jumping-into-Real-World)