Green Options » Wilco http://greenoptions.com/tag/wilco Posts tagged 'Wilco' Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:40:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Wilco Donates Proceeds to Urban Farm http://ecoscraps.com/2008/08/21/wilco-donates-proceeds-to-urban-farm/ http://ecoscraps.com/2008/08/21/wilco-donates-proceeds-to-urban-farm/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:40:33 +0000 Kelli Best-Oliver http://ecoscraps.com/2008/08/21/wilco-donates-proceeds-to-urban-farm/ Alt-country stalwart Wilco is using their touring success to benefit green groups in the communties they visit. Wilco donated over $3,000 from poster sales at their three sold-out St Louis shows to New Roots Urban Farm.  New Roots, located in North St Louis, is a collectively-run group that transformed a blighted parcel of land from urban wasteland to a produce bounty for the surrounding neighborhood.  In addition to growing fruit and veggies in a neighborhood where fresh produce is hard to find, New Roots runs a young apprentice program for area youth.

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