Growing Power plans to add building

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Growing Power Inc., a Milwaukee nonprofit urban farm organization at 5500 W. Silver Spring Drive, plans to build a five-story building for classrooms, offices, food and fish growing space, a demonstration kitchen, a retail food outlet and food processing space.

Growing Power and its president and chief executive officer, Will Allen, have received national attention for Allenโ€™s efforts to create sustainable urban farms that provide healthy food for lower income individuals in areas, such as inner city neighborhoods, that have a lack of grocery stores.

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The organization works to provide neighborhood-based sustainable agricultural education.

As a result of its success, Growing Power says it needs more space to support production, classes, meetings, meal preparation, offices and on-site warehousing.

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