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GROWING POWER SUMMER INTERNSHIP Kyle Huff, Sustainability Studies Major, Roosevelt University LESSONS LEARNED Background of Growing Power Composting Community Policy and Engagement Sustainable Solutions GROWING

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Kyle Huff, Sustainability Studies Major, Roosevelt University

GROWING POWER SUMMER INTERNSHIP

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

LESSONS LEARNED

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“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’S VISION

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

GROWING POWER CHICAGO

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THE INTERNSHIP

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COMPOSTING IS “FUNKY” BUSINESS

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Large scale, in-vessel, anaerobic composting

COMPOSTING

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COMPOST LASAGNA The Layers:

Carbon Nitrogen Brewery Mash Nitrogen Carbon

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COMMUNITY POLICY

2011 Urban Agriculture

zoning Amendment

House Bill 2335

passed August 2013

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

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Energy
Climate Change
Ecological Degradation
Water