GROWING POWER SUMMER INTERNSHIP Kyle Huff, Sustainability Studies - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

GROWING POWER SUMMER INTERNSHIP Kyle Huff, Sustainability Studies Major, Roosevelt University

LESSONS LEARNED Ø Background of Growing Power Ø Composting Ø Community Policy and Engagement Ø Sustainable Solutions

GROWING POWER’S VISION “Inspiring communities to build sustainable food systems that are equitable and ecologically sound, creating a just world, one food-secure community at a time.”

GROWING POWER CHICAGO Iron Street Farm, Cabrini Green, Grant Park and several other urban sites

THE INTERNSHIP

COMPOSTING IS “FUNKY” BUSINESS

COMPOSTING Large scale, in-vessel, anaerobic composting

COMPOST LASAGNA The Layers: Carbon Nitrogen Brewery Mash Nitrogen Carbon

COMMUNITY POLICY • 2011 Urban Agriculture zoning Amendment • House Bill 2335 passed August 2013

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

WHY SUSTAINABILITY? • Energy • Climate Change • Ecological Degradation • Water