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When Will Allen — the former University of Miami basketball star turned celebrity urban farmer — began promoting his vision of sustainable farming methods in low-income neighborhoods ...

This vision of symbiosis between an urban setting and locally grown food is what prompted Allen, a 6 ft., 7 in. former professional basketball player, to purchase the last three farm acres in ...

Armed with hundreds of volunteers, thousands of plants, and a whole lot of worms, Allen is bringing new life to the country's urban centers. Why do you think urban gardening is so popular now?

Will Allen, former NBA player ... to help feed the community's residents affordably in a practice known as urban farming. Although the farm is relatively tiny at 2 acres, it can produce enough ...

Since then, Allen has taken that passion and turned it into a lifestyle. He is currently the director of urban farming project “Growing Power” west of Milwaukee, and he discusses with Brooke ...

Meanwhile, Allen has become a legend in urban farming circles for his innovative ... making him only the second working farmer to ever win the award, and landed him on TIME’s 100 Most ...

Since then, Allen has taken that passion and turned it into a lifestyle. He is currently the director of urban farming project “Growing Power” west of Milwaukee, and he discusses with Brooke ...