A Farm in the City Sprouts a 'Genius' (2/2)

One Chicago organization that they work with is the Farm-City Market Basket Program. This program sells weekly baskets of fresh produce. Members of a farming cooperative provide the food at reduced prices.

Teenagers and young adults work as aides at Growing Power. They also can study agricultural methods at workshops organized by the group. People who want to learn how to start city farms can get intensive training at these workshops in Milwaukee.

Will Allen is the son of a laborer who could not read. As a child, Will wanted to be a basketball player. He became the first African-American to play basketball for the University of Miami in Florida.

After graduating, he played professionally. He retired in 1977. He and his wife, Cynthia, then moved to Wisconsin. Will Allen grew vegetables and sold them at local markets in the Milwaukee area for years. He purchased the farm that became Growing Power. His dream now is to build a vertical farm in a building 5 floors high.

aide: 助手

retire：退役，退休

vertical：垂直的，直立的

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芝加哥一个和他们合作的组织是城乡市场菜篮子工程。这个组织每周出售新鲜的篮装产品。农业合作社的成员以优惠价格提供这些食品。

很多青少年在成长力量从事助理的工作。他们可以在机构组织的工厂学习到农业方面的技能。想要知道如何发起城市农场的人们可以在密尔沃基的一些工厂中得到更集中的培训。

威尔艾伦是一个目不识丁的工人的儿子。在威尔童年的时候，他梦想成为一名篮球运动员。他成为效力于弗罗里达州迈阿密大学的第一个黑人篮球运动员。

他毕业之后加入了职业联赛，并于1977年退役。然后他同他的妻子辛西娅搬到了威斯康辛。在密尔沃基的开始几年里，他种植蔬菜，并在当地市场销售。而后他购买了农庄--现在成长力量的前身。他现在的梦想就是建造一座五层楼高的立体农场。