Kubala Washatko Architects Inc.
Kubala Washatko Architects Inc.
Business Journal
Growing Power Inc. is gearing up for a building binge that includes 100 greenhouses in Milwaukee and a five-story building that would show off new ways to farm in cities.
The organization grows enough food to feed about 10,000 people a year, but the new greenhouses and building will mean it will grow enough food for 25,000 people, said Will Allen, Growing Power chief executive officer. The organization, which is dedicated to making locally grown food available to people of all incomes, will double its staff of 52 people within the next year, Allen said.
“We’re creating a new industry of growing food inside cities, which is going to create thousands of jobs,” Allen said.
The organization will increase its efforts to build small greenhouses on vacant sites, Allen said, with the goal of building 100 in Milwaukee.
He is also trying to begin construction within two years on a new building that will have more classroom and office space for Growing Power and show off its new vertical farming concept.
The building, at 5500 W. Silver Spring Drive in Milwaukee, will have five floors of greenhouse space, letting people grow more food on a smaller amount of land than traditional greenhouses allow, he said.
“We’re adding another piece to really inspire people and engage people and give then an idea they can replicate,” Allen said.
Kubala Washatko Architects Inc.