Congratulations to Milwaukee's Will Allen for his 2008 MacArthur "Genius" Award! And here's the NYTimes story about it.
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Growing Power has to be one of the truly most deserving recipients of these grants. Last month I posted a poem from one of the folks at Growing Power that he'd sent me in the spring. I waited all summer for the perfect tomato moment since that was the topic. Here's the link for anyone who likes tomatoes and poetry:
http://eachlittleworld.typepad.com/each_little_world/2008/09/sweet-red-tomat.html
Posted by: EACH LITTLE WORLD | October 04, 2008 at 03:57 PM
Outstanding!
Posted by: Mary Ann Newcomer | October 04, 2008 at 06:17 PM
I found him articulate and persuasive. I was particularly amazed at his trust that walls and fences are not necessary. He just expects (as he should) everyone will be honest. I find very few people in any setting behaving with that faith in the basica goodness of humanity.
Posted by: Barry Prince | October 05, 2008 at 09:42 PM