Dan Kenney
Dan Kenney is a retired elementary school teacher. He is also the founder and director of DeKalb County Community Gardens.
He serves on the City of DeKalb Citizens' Environmental Commission, #Proudly DeKalb Committee, and the Barb Food Mart board of directors. Dan also is a co-convener of the DeKalb County Local Food Security Council and a director with the DeKalb County Soil and Water Conservation District.
At the state level, he is a director on the board of the Illinois Stewardship Alliance and was appointed by the governor to the State of Illinois Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Council.
Dan is also a published poet and writer.
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Dan Kenney looks back at a disaster recovery effort that started 77 years ago that could give hope to people suffering today. -
Dan Kenney tells us about the latest effort in America to centralize governmental power into the hands of a few.
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The Juneteenth holiday wasn't taught or celebrated in Dan Kenney's schools growing up — so he had to teach himself.
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Dan Kenney asks, "What kind of elected leadership style do you want? Authoritarian or democratic?"
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Spring comes whether you are rich or poor, says Dan Kenney, but the experience of spring is not equal.
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You know what we need? Dan Kenney says we need a revolution of kindness.
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Dan Kenney remembers David Crosby and the music of 1971.
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Dan Kenney has some thoughts to share on gratitude.
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Dan Kenney wonders if Americans have what it takes to maintain our democracy — especially when it comes to "virtue."
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Dan Kenney shares his thoughts about the nature of change.
