FARMERS MARKETS l Chicago's historic Daley Plaza Farmers Market resembles most other markets. What set it apart is that those stands surround a famous work of art...

URBAN FARMING l A penultimate visit to a Chicago urban farm shows signs that the growing season is, alas, waning. But there was still beautiful produce for pickup...

FOOD NON-PROFITS l Marty Travis, a pioneer of regenerative farm and a local food marketing innovator, keynoted Illinois Stewardship Alliance Farm to Fork Feast...

URBAN FARMING l Bob Zeni's huge variety of tomato starter plants is why he and his company are known as Chicago Tomato Man. He is asking for votes for a major award

FARMERS MARKETS l There was a moment during a visit to a Chicago farmers market that crystallized the summer-fall transitional season: pumpkins next to sweet corn

FARMERS MARKETS l September means the beginning of the year's main apple season. And that means the arrival of Cox's Orange Pippin, a favorite of this writer...

FARMERS MARKETS l Chicago folks are in the midst of the slow transition between the summer and fall seasons. That explains why there are lots more apples each week..

NATURALLY AWAKENINGS CHICAGO l Our monthly column highlights the transitional summer-fall season and four outstanding events by leading non-profits coming up soon...

FARMERS MARKETS l Local Food Forum is all about markets, but my visit to Chicago's Independence Park Market was a first. Thumbs up to this nice twice a month place..

URBAN FARMING l The vegetables grown on Just Roots urban farm in Chicago are beautiful in their own right. So are bees and butterflies doing their pollinator thing.