Erika Allen

Co-Founder/CEO of Urban Growers Collective - urban agriculturalist and social change artist #castaneafellow2019

[Erika Allen @erae]

@thelibrafound best practice! 👏🏽

[Libra Foundation @thelibrafound]

(1) We are funding $10M to 14 community-accountable intermediaries with unrestricted & multiyear grants that are unsolicited & require no administrative burdens.

[Erika Allen @erae]

@RepBobbyRush @ugrowcollective @EnergyCommerce @HouseAgDems Honored and learned so much in our conversations, We appreciate the vote of confidence as we enter the #greenera

[Bobby L. Rush @BobbyLRush]

Last week, I toured the site for @UGrowCollective’s new state-of-the-art composting facility set to open in the 1st District next Spring.

The site will capture methane and use it for fuel — an exciting example of the crossover between my work on @EnergyCommerce and @HouseAgDems.

[Governor JB Pritzker @GovPritzker]

I'm glad to join @GreenERAChicago and members of the Auburn Gresham community to announce a $3 million state investment that will help bring a new urban farming campus to Chicago’s South Side.

[Erika Allen @erae]

Farms are essential services. This has been a busy time for us , underscoring the importance of growing food and continuing to distribute it to our communities. Link to story in bio… https://t.co/URQ1257Q2V

[Erika Allen @erae]

@chifoodpolicy Annual Food Policy Summit 15 years strong and ready! Welcoming Chicago’s food community, and Detroit leader malikkyakini dbcfsn_org building our collective and collaborative… https://t.co/pUBNLgtEdk

[Chicago Food Policy @ChiFoodPolicy]

“Culinary justice is about giving credit where credit is due.” - Michael Twitty, #cfsc2019

[Erika Allen @erae]

Soooo over the moon to be a finalist for the #chicago prize ✨ Our part of the vision is to develop, own and operate a green energy and urban farm campus for the southside in… https://t.co/kn13XTkbL5

[Erika Allen @erae]

https://t.co/XReYb1X7LY @ugrowcollective

[XAGXAGUXAR @jagjaguwar]

"To work with Brandee is to take a masterclass on preparedness meeting spirit.” — @MosesSumney on his 'Aromanticism' collaborator and incredible artist Brandee Younger (@harpista)

Read @MarcusJMoore's @Bandcamp feature on Brandee (and hear her music!):

https://t.co/V0ECs4RQI2

[Asiaha Butler @mrs_englewood]

Thank you @WBEZmorning for having me on the show today to talk about such an important subject that impacts my community. In case you missed the show here is the link, please listen and share your thoughts. I would love to hear from you - https://t.co/CKypJvpcYS

[Erika Allen @erae]

@CastaneaFellows So honored and excited! Thanks to all who made this happen- the vision is so timely 👏🏽✨

[Erika Allen @erae]

Did you know @CastaneaFellows build power and shift structures and culture to create a more equitable, sustainable, and healthy #foodsystem for children, families, and all communities? I’m honored to be part of the inaugural cohort! Learn more at https://t.co/r6qNbMmeUw

[Dara Cooper @sangodara]

While I looooove Essence, the greatest honor eeeeveeer is having the work we do written about by my absolute FAVORITE journalist. Seriously. I’m not sure we deserve her, she’s so damn good. And so damn... https://t.co/kA9EbXMr56

[Erika Allen @erae]

@sangodara Beautiful article! Congrats!

[Erika Allen @erae]

Found object lauralync urbangrowerscollective #gourd @ Clara S. Shafer Park https://t.co/DOfZy412d7

[Erika Allen @erae]

Slow spring - but crops are coming in! Spicy mustards, arugula, pepper cress, sugarsnaps and snow peas, scallions, fava beans, hakurei turnips... much more! urbangrowerscollective #urbanfarming #latespringcrops… https://t.co/UsgscYHYTD

[Erika Allen @erae]

I got to talk all things urbangrowerscollective this morning on @wbezmorning #morningshift with jennwhitepubradio Thanks so much! The time flew and it was great to chat after and share #crossfit stories! #chicago… https://t.co/rsc0DL3OfZ

[Good Food Purchasing @center4goodfood]

Erika Allen: “Procurement through the lens of racial equity means access to capital, and the time and the space to bring communities up to speed so that they can be on the same playing field.” @erae 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾#purchasingpower #goodfood #racialequity @goodfoodcities