Thanks to City Farmer on Facebook, I’ve had a chance to see some of the early renderings of a new urban farm initiative from urban farm pioneers Growing Power.
Kubala Washatko Architects in Cedarburg, Wis., was hired to design a site and master plan for what would be a Milwaukee-based training center and warehouse to support production, classes, meetings, meal preparation, offices, and on-site warehousing.
All the while, the space — which is decidedly vertical by design — is supposed to be a model of ecological sustainability.
A Milwaukee Business Journal story from November reports that the site and efforts to convert vacant property to garden space would increase Growing Power’s ability to feed the public, from from 10,000 people a year to 25,000. Increased production means more jobs too.
“We’re creating a new industry of growing food inside cities, which is going to create thousands of jobs,” Growing Power’s Will Allen is quoted saying.
Allen appears to be a ways off — about $10 million — from getting the project underway.
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