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Locally grown, locally produced foods taking hold

by Cassandra West September 18, 2011 Chicago
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Share Take a look around and perhaps you’ve noticed a trend we’ve been following recently: the growth of locally produced specialty foods and drinks. Increasingly, local foods entrepreneurs are moving beyond selling produce fresh from the garden or farm. Many are now turning locally grown produce into condiments, teas, seasonings, herbal tinctures, bath and body [...]

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Cook County seeks public input on proposed food policy council

by Cassandra West September 17, 2011 Agribusiness

Share The Cook County Department of Public Health is proposing the creation of a food policy council for Cook County. The food policy council would be an official committee that explores cross-agency and cross-jurisdictional food issues and makes recommendations to the Cook County Board of Commissioners. Do you live or work in Cook County, Illinois? [...]

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Krafting a campaign to support food gardens

by Editor August 6, 2010 Community gardening

Share COMMENTARY By Susan Richardson A recent story about Chicago-area Kraft Foods is simply too delicious to ignore. The world’s second- largest food company – and maker of the nutritious Cheez Whiz (“Cheezy and Darn Proud of It!”) – is encouraging the consumers of its Triscuit wheat crackers to grow their own food. Some of [...]

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Will Allen on the urban farm revolution

by Cassandra West June 27, 2010 Economic development
Will Allen, Growing Power founder and CEO

Share CHICAGO — Even if you know only a little about urban agriculture, you’ve probably heard of Will Allen, the nation’s foremost local food movement leader and advocate. Allen, who founded the Milwaukee-based urban farm and education center Growing Power Inc., was in Chicago at Fourth Presbyterian Church Thursday (June 24) evening to talk about [...]

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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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Food funders gather in Philadelphia to discuss urban agriculture

by Editor June 15, 2010 Economic development
SAFSF tour to urban farms in Philadelphia

Share By Susan Richardson PHILADELPHIA — The 8th Annual Forum of the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders began with a reminder of how far the food movement has come since the group first met in 2003.  Thirty people attended SAFSF’s inaugural conference in San Francisco; 155 people are attending  this year’s conference in Philadelphia, [...]

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