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465: Bobby Wilson on Five Acres in Atlanta
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465: Bobby Wilson on Five Acres in Atlanta
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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Jul 27, 2019
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Podcast episode
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Empowering a community through the benefits of growing food in the middle of the city. In This Podcast: After running the Cooperative Extension Program for Urban Gardening in Atlanta, and taking leadership roles in several other community orgs, Bobby Wilson was not going to stop when he retired! Instead he invested his retirement money into a farm and is transforming it in a community resource with education and community plots along with the production agriculture. He has a huge vision for what his team can accomplish. Don’t miss an episode! Click here to sign up for podcast updatesor visit www.urbanfarm.org/podcast Bobby is the President and CEO of Metro Atlanta Urban Farm, founded to use as a teaching tool, economic empowerment zone, and as a food production site for the southwest Metropolitan Atlanta area. He promotes the benefits of urban agriculture in food deserts with a farming model that works to decrease the number of food insecure families through education on planting, cultivating, and cooking fresh produce. Go to www.urbanfarm.org/bobbywilson for more information and links on this podcast, and to find our other great guests. 465: Bobby Wilson on Five Acres in Atlanta
Released:
Jul 27, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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