Who.....

In the past few years, I have met some truly amazing and groundbreaking people.........

WILL ALLEN may be the greatest evangelist Milwaukee has to offer regardless of the topic. Anyone who has spent anytime with Will, or the many volunteers at GrowingPower, will leave their meeting wanting to roll-up their sleeves and willing to join the cause.

GRETCHEN MEAD began the grassroots movement known to one and all as the Victory Garden Initiative. Her tirelessness and perpetual smile leads hundreds of like minded individuals to do some amazing things simply because she posed the question..."Why Not ?".

JAMES GODSIL is truly one of a kind, and most definitely, the über passionate ambassador of all his beliefs and none of these more important to him than that of Sweet Water Organics.

DR. ELSE ANKEL who had the vision and foresight to create the UrbanEcology Center.

KATHY PAPINEAU, ANNE STEINBERG, MARTHA DAVIS KIPCAK and all the wonderful people associated with Slow Food of Southeast Wisconsin who were some of the first persons to carry the torch in the promotion of eating locally, eating healthy and respecting mother earth.

MATT RAY an educator at Fernwood Montessori who is teaching our future generation of leaders in the areas of ecology, as well as social awareness, with the school's fully functioning aquaponics system and greenhouse.

SUSAN BENCE is a WUWM reporter who balances the dire environmental forecasts commonly heard with enthusiastic and positive environmental success stories often overlooked by other broadcasters.

MIKE & PAULETTE FLYNN are husband and wife. Mike heads a private-sector, commercial agricultural business and Paulette is the director of the not for profit Wisconsin based SHARE. Together, they demonstrate how the 'green movement' will truly succeed only if persons from both sectors work harmoniously towards a common goal.

UWEX's Dennis Lukaszewski, Jan Alba, Linda Reynolds, et al who have graciously provided me a chance to start a business and who will continually aid me throughout the learning process.

They, and a host of others who I have embarrassingly omitted, have inspired me more than words can demonstrate.

I thank them one and all !!!