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Food gardens help revitalize Chicago’s Englewood

by Editor July 19, 2010 Community

Share   By Susan Richardson Within earshot of the Green Line on a residential street in Englewood, Dip Ross sells chips and soft drinks and locally grown produce at his food stand. Bell peppers, onions, corn and squash are sold along with beef nachos and snow cones.  The produce comes from Rowan Trees Farm, a [...]

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Philadelphia urban farm grows roots in old industrial neighborhood

by Cassandra West June 20, 2010 Economic development
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Share PHILADELPHIA — Farming in the city isn’t always a viable business model, those who attempt it will admit. Sometimes, though, an urban farmer gets it right—growing not only good, fresh food but building strong community ties along the way. That’s what Greensgrow Farm has done since opening a dozen years ago in one of [...]

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Jeremy Nowak urges food funders to learn from practice

by Editor June 16, 2010 Economic development

Share By Susan Richardson PHILADELPHIA — Funders and philanthropies should be willing to learn from practice in creating models for access to healthy food, said Jeremy Nowak, president and CEO of The Reinvestment Fund (TRF), speaking on the second day of the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders conference in Philadelphia. “Look at creating a [...]

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Tom Tresser, Green Party candidate for Cook County Bd. president, talks urban agriculture

by Cassandra West May 19, 2010 Community

Share Seeding Chicago met Tom Tresser, Green Party candidate for Cook County Board president, last Saturday following a live broadcast of “The Mike Nowak Show” (WCPT 820-AM), held at Third Unitarian Church in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. The special radio broadcast, called “Growing in Austin,” featured urban agriculture activists and community development groups, including CEDA (Community [...]

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