HOME GR/OWN: Milwaukee’s Social Justice Challenges and the Role for Urban Gardens
Tim McCollow, project manager for Milwaukee’s HOME GR/OWN initiative, discussed Milwaukee's urban food movement, and demonstrated how city vacancies and neighborhoods have been transformed with healthy food access and greenspace developments.
McCollow comes to his work in community food systems through a non-traditional path. Trained as a zoologist & environmental/energy analyst, Tim spent over 2 decades managing natural gas purchasing and risk management for WE Energies prior to starting in the City’s Office of Environmental Sustainability in 2010. As part of a City/CBO team, Tim helped to develop Mayor Tom Barrett’s HOME GR/OWN Initiative. Tim also serves on the Steering Committees for the Milwaukee Food Council and the Institute for Urban Agriculture & Nutrition.
To hear McCollow's interview on Iowa Public Radio's Talk of Iowa, click here.