| A Feed Denver Evening with Will Allen |
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| Please join Feed Denver: Urban Farms & Markets for an inspiring evening with the co-founder of Growing Power and MacArthur Genius Fellow Will Allen |
| Date: Saturday, November 14, 2009 Time: 7:00 - 9:30 pm Place: FUEL Cafe @ TAXI 3455 Ringsby Court Dress: Cocktail Attire Space is limited to the first 125 guests for this intimate experience with Will Allen |
Come and be inspired by this MacArthur “Genius” Fellow and speaker
for the Clinton Global Initiative, as he addresses the importance of
sustainability and the impact urban agriculture can make on our
communities, our city, and our state. Will Allen has been recognized for
pioneering and revolutionizing the urban agricultural landscape.
Feed Denver’s mission is to foster local food security and
sustainability through the development of urban farming and
agriculture, providing innovative tools, techniques and training for
individuals, organizations and communities. We believe that
everyone should have access to healthy, sustainable living, and will
work with disadvantaged communities to ensure that these
gateways are open.
Feed Denver has a long term partnership with Growing Power to
provide training in this region of the country. Growing Power is
committed to supporting the development of Feed Denver to
provide local training in innovative urban agricultural
techniques.
This is an extraordinary opportunity to meet Will Allen and learn more
about how you can support Feed Denver, as we launch an
unprecedented movement in Colorado to reclaim our own foodshed, and
create our city's first Urban Agriculture Regional Training Center.
for the Clinton Global Initiative, as he addresses the importance of
sustainability and the impact urban agriculture can make on our
communities, our city, and our state. Will Allen has been recognized for
pioneering and revolutionizing the urban agricultural landscape.
Feed Denver’s mission is to foster local food security and
sustainability through the development of urban farming and
agriculture, providing innovative tools, techniques and training for
individuals, organizations and communities. We believe that
everyone should have access to healthy, sustainable living, and will
work with disadvantaged communities to ensure that these
gateways are open.
Feed Denver has a long term partnership with Growing Power to
provide training in this region of the country. Growing Power is
committed to supporting the development of Feed Denver to
provide local training in innovative urban agricultural
techniques.
This is an extraordinary opportunity to meet Will Allen and learn more
about how you can support Feed Denver, as we launch an
unprecedented movement in Colorado to reclaim our own foodshed, and
create our city's first Urban Agriculture Regional Training Center.
RSVP for A Feed Denver Evening with MacArthur Fellow Will Allen I would like to RSVP & donate $35 to offset the cost of this event (click here) I am not able to join you but would like to make a donation. |
Feed Denver: Urban Farms & Markets builds community-based
urban greenhouse farms and markets to empower people to feed and
sustain themselves and their communities through improving
year-round access to fresh food, creating training opportunities and
jobs for youth and adults, and supporting food production
micro-enterprise all of which impact our local economy while
strengthening and securing the foodshed of Metropolitan Denver.
urban greenhouse farms and markets to empower people to feed and
sustain themselves and their communities through improving
year-round access to fresh food, creating training opportunities and
jobs for youth and adults, and supporting food production
micro-enterprise all of which impact our local economy while
strengthening and securing the foodshed of Metropolitan Denver.
For more information on Will Allen:
Will Allen "hero" of the Clinton Global Initiative
(Read more here!)
2008 MacArthur Fellow: Will Allen, Genius Grant, MacArthur Foundation
Street Farmer by Elizabeth Royte, New York Times, July 1, 2009
Bill Clinton's Hero: Milwaukee Urban Farmer Will Allen by Karen Herzog,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 29, 2009
Under the Clinton Global Initiative, Growing Power Takes Its Grassroots-Agriculture Model to Africa by Tom
Philpott, Grist.org, September 28, 2009
Will Allen "hero" of the Clinton Global Initiative
(Read more here!)
2008 MacArthur Fellow: Will Allen, Genius Grant, MacArthur Foundation
Street Farmer by Elizabeth Royte, New York Times, July 1, 2009
Bill Clinton's Hero: Milwaukee Urban Farmer Will Allen by Karen Herzog,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 29, 2009
Under the Clinton Global Initiative, Growing Power Takes Its Grassroots-Agriculture Model to Africa by Tom
Philpott, Grist.org, September 28, 2009
Deliciously elegant finger foods will be
served by Fuel Café. Fuel Café has
received tremendous reviews for their
“intelligent” and “creative” food from
owner and chef, Bob Blair.
Wine will be provided by Colorado's
own award winning and philanthropic
urban winery, The Infinite Monkey
Theorem.
Beer will be provided by New
Belgium Brewery. This “folly
following bunch” is the first wind
powered brewery in the United States,
whose commitment to sustainability
inspires our own.
Our Sponsors:
served by Fuel Café. Fuel Café has
received tremendous reviews for their
“intelligent” and “creative” food from
owner and chef, Bob Blair.
Wine will be provided by Colorado's
own award winning and philanthropic
urban winery, The Infinite Monkey
Theorem.
Beer will be provided by New
Belgium Brewery. This “folly
following bunch” is the first wind
powered brewery in the United States,
whose commitment to sustainability
inspires our own.
Our Sponsors:
| We thank our sponsors for generously donating to this event and our cause. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! |
