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Open House! Earth Day Celebration at Growing Power

Thursday, April 22, 2010 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM (CT)

Milwaukee, WI

Open House! Earth Day Celebration at Growing Power

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GP Solar Panels Array

Open House invitation to Growing Power Community Food Center.

Join us as we celebrate Earth Day with food sampling, beverages and opportunities to mingle. This year, we honor Earth Day with our new solar panel installation and a stormwater collection system.  Our solar panel allows us to be energy independent, while the stormwater collection system augments our aquaponics system, which will be used to raise lake perch and rainbow trout, as well as irrigate vegetable crops.

April 22, 10AM - 2PM

10AM  Press Event

11:00 AM -2PM   Tour of Growing Power , Food Sampling by Chef DeShawn Parker, Organic Wine Tasting by Bonterra throughout the day.

RSVP Today. This event is free but donations are welcome. Check out our Wish List.

We encouranged you to bring your fruit and vegetable scraps to compost. Start collecting your fruit and vegetable waste in a bin a week prior and show us your love for the earth!

 GP Solar Panels Array

As of March 31st, we are completely powered by solar on sunny days.The solar power system was built with the aid of a grant from WE Energies.The photovoltaic panels are mounted atop a structure called a pergola that stretches 80 feet along the front of Growing Power’s greenhouse center, where they also form a sunshade for a new sidewalk green market.

water catchment 2010Water Catchment System 2010

Stormwater Catchment system funded by a grant from the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, will also be used to raised lake perch and rainbow trout, as well as to irrigate vegetable crops.

  Tea Beverages provided by Rishi Tea, our compost partner

 

Organic Wines by Bonterra


When & Where


Growing Power, Inc.
5500 W. Silver Spring Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53218

Thursday, April 22, 2010 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM (CT)


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Growing Power is a national nonprofit organization and land trust supporting people from diverse backgrounds, and the environments in which they live, by helping to provide equal access to healthy, high-quality, safe and affordable food for people in all communities.  Growing Power implements this mission by providing hands-on training, on-the-ground demonstration, outreach and technical assistance through the development of Community Food Systems that help people grow, process, market and distribute food in a sustainable manner.