Project Overview
ENC03-071
Project Type: Professional Development Program
Funds awarded in 2003: $90,000.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2007
Region: North Central
State: Wisconsin
Project Coordinator:
Will Allen
Growing Power, Inc.
Annual Reports
Commodities
Not commodity specific
Practices
- Education and Training: focus group, workshop
- Farm Business Management: value added
- Soil Management: composting
- Sustainable Communities: ethnic differences/cultural and demographic change, leadership development, urban agriculture, community development
Abstract:
Growing Power proposes an innovative approach to professional development via hands-on training in community food systems with diverse community members also in attendance to better utilize sustainable agricultural practices. Growing Power’s national community food center offers a setting that was designed for opportunities for interactive education and problem solving, developing training skills by experiential learning.
Project objectives:
-10 2-day Trainings at Growing Power’s Community Food Center.
-Development of curriculum that provide digestible and appropriate information on food systems for education audiences by Growing Power staff.
-Engage educators in participatory planning process to develop action plan for projects.
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