7 p.m. - Viterbo University Fine Arts Center Main Theatre

Will Allen is an urban farmer who is transforming the cultivation, production, and delivery of healthy foods to underserved urban populations. After a brief career in professional basketball and a number of years in corporate marketing at Procter & Gamble, Allen returned to his roots as a farmer, using his retirement package to purchase a plot of inner-city land with greenhouses, where he has built the country’s pre-eminent urban farm. He is now the CEO of Growing Power, an organization that develops community food systems. In 2008, he was named a John D. and Katherine T. MacArthur “Genius Grant” Foundation Fellow. He is only the second farmer to have ever received this award. In May 2010, Time magazine named Allen one the “World’s 100 Most Influential People.” In 2011, he was named one of the “World’s Seven Most Influential Foodies” by Michael Pollan and Forbes Magazine. Allen lives with his wife in Oak Creek, Wis.

This lecture is part of the Conference on Food Ethics. This event is free and open to the public