In connection with the Sowing Seeds Here and Now Summit, there will be  an event at the 14th Street Busboys and Poets on Thursday, June 17th from6-8pm featuring the summit keynote speaker, Will Allen of Growing Power. This is a unique opportunity to convene in an intimate setting with Will Allen, who is the father of the food justice movement, received the2008 MacArthur Genius Award, and was recently named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People. Dialogue will revolve around working solutions to food inequities and public health epidemics in the Washington, DC region. The evening will feature complimentary hors d’oeuvres by Busboys and Poets, and by DC’s premier organic restaurant*Restaurant Nora*, along with a cash bar. Tickets are on sale now at *sowingseedshereandnow.com* for $25. All proceeds benefit urban farming projects in the Washington, DC region.