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Downtown Food Forest Could Fuel Milwaukee’s Future

08.27.2019 - By WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPRPlay

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Some cities are embracing the idea of edible urban forests. Food Forests have taken root in places like La Crosse , Wis., and Seattle , Wash. Now, a Milwaukee advocate is trying to create a 2.2-acre version. Barbara Richards hasn't chosen one of the city's many empty lots, but one of its most popular areas – the Park East Corridor, just north of downtown. It’s what remained after crews removed a former freeway spur in 2002. Today the Fiserv Forum development dominates the 24-acre corridor. To

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