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Farmer Will Allen and the growing table

The story of former basketball star and current urban farmer and activist, Will Allen, whose vision of gardening from abandoned urban sites led to a grassroots feeding craze.

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Main Author: Martin, Jacqueline Briggs (Author)
Other Authors: Larkin, Eric-Shabazz (Illustrator), Allen, Will, 1949- (Contributor)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Bellevue, Washington : Readers To Eaters, [2013]
Edition:First edition.
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Allen, Will, > 1949- > Juvenile nonfiction.
Urban agriculture > Juvenile nonfiction.
Vegetable gardening > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:The story of former basketball star and current urban farmer and activist, Will Allen, whose vision of gardening from abandoned urban sites led to a grassroots feeding craze.
Physical Description:32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:0983661537
9780983661535
Author Notes:Jacqueline Briggs Martin 's many children's books include Snowflake Bentley , winner of the Caldecott Medal, and Alice Waters and the Trip to Delicious , a School Library Journal "starred" review book. She grew up on a farm in Maine and now lives in Mt. Vernon, Iowa.

Eric-Shabazz Larkin made his illustration debut with Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table in 2013 and his author-illustrator debut with A Moose Boosh: A Few Choice Words About Food in 2014. Both were named ALA Notable Books. He lives in New York City.

Will Allen is a farmer and founder and CEO of Growing Power in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is recognized as a preeminent practitioner of urban agriculture in America and throughout the world. A former basketball star, he was named a MacArthur "Genius" Fellow in 2008 and Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World" in 2010.

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