Photo credit: Linda Smallpage

Event Details

• Date: Friday, January 19th
• Time: 8:30 – 10:00am CST
• Location: Hundred Acre - 3945 N. 31st St, Milwaukee, WI 53216

Learn About Chris Corkery

Chris Corkery (he/him) is a chef, urban farmer, marketeer, and farsighted visionary. He is the Founder and CEO of Hundred Acre, Milwaukee’s largest indoor vertical hydroponic farm.

As a former NYC advertising jockey burnt out from the rat race of an ever-changing landscape, he turned his sights to food as a medium for change. 

“There is something both refreshing and inspiring when you look at your basket of ingredients with all the raw potential they possess. From the experience of bringing them together to the impact this can have on those you serve, we find our everyday bond. After all…we all have to eat.” -Corkery.

Transplanting from New York City to the Midwest, Chris aims to bridge the gap between our ailing food system and innovation through a network of local growing spaces.

January Venue

Hundred Acre is a lot of things. They’re Milwaukee’s largest indoor urban farm, growing basil and salad blend as well as co-collaborators of a delicious pesto product; they’re a warm, communal events space within a raw industrial setting; they’re teachers of a hands-on educational curriculum; and they’re a media production company, Grow With Us. Hundred Acre’s mission is to serve as a platform toward supply chain resilience and a healthier local food system. Notable partners include Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin and Hunger Task Force. You can find their products across Wisconsin’s beloved restaurants (such as Ardent and Bavette La Boucherie), hotels (like Saint Kate The Arts Hotel and Kimpton Journeyman Hotel), stadiums (The Milwaukee Brewers), universities (Marquette University), grocery stores (Outpost Foods, Piggly Wiggly), and Wisconsin public schools. 

Parking & Directions

This month our Rise event is hosted at Hundred Acre, located 3945 N. 31st St, Milwaukee, WI 53216.

Hundred Acre is located in Franklin Heights inside of the Century City Business Park building on the corner of Capitol Drive and N. 31st St. Hundred Acre is easily accessible by car from the Capitol Drive exit on I-43 and I-90, and by transit via bus lines 34, Red, and Purple.

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We pen liquid stories that celebrate the people, places, and things that occupy our hearts.
We’re driven by a fervent desire to explore the unknown, with a focus on sustainability and seasonality.

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