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Galesburg nonprofit does urban farming

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Matt Wallen, 23, an interim farm manager at Growing Together, Inc., Galesburgís latest nonprofit corporation and first large-scale urban farming effort, checks on the progress of plants at the non-profit's facility.

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Matt Wallen is 23 years old. That explains his wide-eyed enthusiasm, willingness to wear shorts while working outside in the beginning of February and — some might say — his seeming idealism. The soft-spoken Wallen explained his decision to take on the role of lead farmer in Galesburg's latest nonprofit corporation and first large-scale urban farming effort, Growing Together Inc., in other terms.