Posts tagged as:

local agriculture

Locally grown, locally produced foods taking hold

by Cassandra West September 18, 2011 Chicago
Thumbnail image for Locally grown, locally produced foods taking hold

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 [...]

Read more

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? [...]

Read more

Midterm elections could change federal agriculture policy

by Editor November 8, 2010 Agriculture

Share By Susan Richardson Last week’s midterm elections swept dozens of conservative Republicans into the U.S. House of Representatives, giving the GOP a majority. So, what will be the effect of the election results on the Farm Bill, sustainable food initiatives and other agricultural issues? Following is a roundup of views and news from bloggers [...]

Read more

Healthy food hub opens at Chicago’s Malcolm X College

by Editor October 8, 2010 black farmers
Thumbnail image for Healthy food hub opens at Chicago’s Malcolm X College

Share By Susan Richardson Less than a year after opening its second food hub in Chicago, Black Oaks Center for Sustainable Renewable Living recently opened its third hub at Malcolm X College on the city’s West Side. Through biweekly market days, the hub connects residents with fresh produce from regional and national farmers. The Center [...]

Read more

Backyard chicken enthusiasts unite to make chicken farming legal in Evanston

by Lori Rotenberk September 12, 2010 Chicken farmers
Thumbnail image for Backyard chicken enthusiasts unite to make chicken farming legal in Evanston

Share By Lori Rotenberk Seeding Chicago staff They rise early, keep a low-profile and give tours at dusk. Some are professors and others laborers but all share a common stubbornness: “We’re keeping them whether it’s legal or not,” they say, referring to the chickens they keep in their back yards. Proponents of the urban farm [...]

Read more

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 [...]

Read more

South Side gardens showcase Chicago’s green thumbs

by Cassandra West August 1, 2010 Community gardening
Thumbnail image for South Side gardens showcase Chicago’s green thumbs

Share 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 [...]

Read more

South African couple adds to continent’s ‘Green Revolution’

by Editor July 21, 2010 Economic development

Share REPORT FROM SOUTH AFRICA By Susan Richardson Grahamstown, South Africa –Zolile and Charlotte Mbali grow greens in discarded car tires.  They provide an excellent growing environment, the couple said, and help prevent soil erosion on their plot in the township of Clermont in the outer west of Durban.  And, best of all, the tires are free, [...]

Read more

← Previous Entries