As a former professional basketball player, Will Allen never thought he would trade in his jersey and sneakers for some fertilizer and a rake. But his passion for making fresh food widely accessible to people living in Milwaukee’s low-income urban areas has driven him to create Growing Power, a nonprofit organization celebrating 20 years of providing healthy, affordable food for people in all communities.
Will’s Growing Power operation centers around aquaponics – where a symbiotic relationship is created between fish and plants. Watch Will explain how his system works.
