Illustration by Aly Miller

It was a chilly morning on January 19th but that didn’t keep the CreativeMornings/Milwaukee community from showing out at our inaugural reawakening event. Over one hundred of us reconnected at Hundred Acre, Milwaukee’s largest indoor hydroponic farm. We danced to our RISE playlist, kept warm with Discourse coffee, met new friends, and reconnected with old ones after four long years.

“More people can come and access us than ever before in the world of agriculture. We’re creating jobs and then there’s exposure, education. It’s income and knowledge. That’s the solution to food insecurity.”

Days following the event, Experience Milwaukee podcast invited our keynote speaker and venue host, Chris Corkery, and CreativeMornings lead speaker coach, Alea Cross, into the studio to capture the magic of Corkery’s business, Hundred Acre. Hundred Acre is a unique urban farm providing a rapid response solution to food insecurity in the heart of Milwaukee.

Tune into Experience Milwaukee’s episode on Spotify to learn what inspired Corkery to move to Milwaukee to start this business, how Hundred Acre is impacting the community, what’s next, and how you can get involved.

This month we invited our chapter’s first two annual partners to present a 30-second pitch! If you are interested in joining the fun or are curious to learn more about how partnering with CreativeMornings can uplift your business, let us know.

Ryan Castelaz is a wild dreamer who wears his heart on his sleeve. Having spent the last six years exploring the boundaries the coffee industry with Discourse Coffee, and more recently sharing much of this work with the world via his best-selling book, “The New Art of Coffee: From Morning Cup to Caffeine Cocktail,” Ryan has now turned his gaze towards the world of cocktail bars, and specifically, how non-alcoholic bartending can be married with the world of modern mixology. His latest creative endeavor, The Agency, is now open Friday-Sunday, 6pm to late at 1020 N Broadway. Cheers!

Steve Glynn and Adam Derus have been avidly exploring Milwaukee for their entire lives, so it’s a good thing they decided to make a podcast! Together, they share a wide range of hidden gems with their listeners, highlighting the special people and places that make up our incredible city. Always recorded with a sense of humor and occasionally over a few beers, this podcast is sure to keep you hip to all things Milwaukee.
Join the fun and subscribe to Experience Milwaukee wherever you get your podcasts. Visit textmke.com to get the inside scoop with a free, daily text about what’s happening around Cream City.

Event day photos by Holly Schisler. Lots more love captured in our Flickr gallery.