Excerpted from National Geographic:

Grow, bloom, thrive: that’s Will Allen’s motto.

Allen is the founder and director of Growing Power, a Milwaukee-based nonprofit that helps people grow their own local, healthy food. His work with Growing Power over the last two decades has earned him a McArthur “genius grant,” a mention on Time’s list of 100 most influential people, and a partnership with First Lady Michelle Obama on her “Let’s Move”campaign, designed to get children eating healthy food.

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