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South Side gardens showcase Chicago’s green thumbs

by Cassandra West August 1, 2010 Community gardening
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SEEDING CHICAGO’S VIDEO REPORT ON THE SOUTH SIDE JULY 31 GARDEN TOUR City and suburban residents and foreign tourists piled into a yellow school bus Sat., July 31 for a tour of Chicago South Side’s urban farms and gardens. NeighorSpace presented the free tour in conjunction with the Chicago Park District. About 30 people got [...]

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Food gardens help revitalize Chicago’s Englewood

by Editor July 19, 2010 Community

  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 block [...]

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Root-Riot Madison Ave. Ribbon Cutting brings out Oak Park gardeners

by Cassandra West July 11, 2010 Community gardening
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Root-Riot Urban Garden Network held a dedication and ribbon cutting on a beautiful, sunny July 10 Saturday morning. Many gardeners and supporters came out to see what has sprung up on the Madison Avenue lot. About 50 raised beds are now going strong, filled with many varieties of vegetables and flowers. There’s also a lovely [...]

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Chicago food activists stand with Haitian farmers in rejecting Monsanto seeds

by Cassandra West June 1, 2010 Agribusiness

Since the catastrophic Jan. 12 earthquake, many Haitians came to see agriculture as the most practical and long-term solution to healing the land and the economy. Then in stepped big agribusiness, as always, with its own solution, designed more to help its bottom line than the Haitian population. Monsanto, the St. Louis-based agri-chemical company, announced [...]

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Building Community in Woodlawn

by Editor May 17, 2010 Community
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By Susan Richardson Seeding Chicago talked to Benjamin “Benja” Murphy, coordinator of the 65th and Woodlawn Community Garden, about the connection between gardens and community redevelopment. Share

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'Greenest Market' coming

by Cassandra West May 14, 2010 Community

Billing itself as Chicago’s “greenest” market, the new Glenwood Sunday Market in Rogers Park opens June 6 at 9 a.m., with a ribbon cutting at 8:30. Food produced by 11 farmers will be offered. All the farmers are and either certified organic or transitioning to organic and come from within 200 radius of Zip Code [...]

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Wholesome Wave Foundation funds 'Link Bucks' at Farmers Markets

by Cassandra West April 28, 2010 Community

Link card users will get more beans for their bucks at Chicago Farmers Market this season thanks to a grant from the Wholesome Wave Foundation to fund a Double Value Coupon Program. Experimental Station and the City of Chicago announced last week a program to accept Link (food stamps) at five city-run farmers markets starting [...]

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Lincoln Park Farmers Market opens May 15

by Cassandra West April 26, 2010 Community

The revamped Lincoln Park Farmers Market starts Sat., May 15 and continues every Saturday from 7am-1pm until Oct. 30 at the Lincoln Park High School parking lot (Armitage & Orchard). The new layout of the market puts vendors on the east half of the parking lot, allowing for patrons to enter and park through the [...]

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