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Bugging Out: Bees and Butterflies Add to Beauty on Just Roots Farm
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.
Bob Benenson
Aug 31, 20252 min read
At 32.3 Pounds, One Three Sisters Garden Watermelon to Rule Them All
PRODUCE l An farmer friend regularly sends watermelons of immense size, but she truly outdid herself with this 32.3-pound Giant. Also, meet the Barbarella eggplant
Bob Benenson
Aug 28, 20253 min read
Contributed Content: Aquager Turns Home Hydroponics into Furniture
HOME GARDENING l Aquager is a Chicago startup turning home counters and living rooms into produce aisles — with hydroponic farms designed as beautiful furniture...
Bob Benenson
Aug 26, 20254 min read
Contributed Content: Agriculturalists Unite to Support Urban Growers
URBAN FARMING l Bob Heuer is an advocate for strong local food ecosystems. His contributed article describes efforts to build an urban agriculture plan for Chicago
Bob Benenson
Aug 25, 20257 min read
Ravinia Farmers Market/Concert Hit All the Right Notes
FARMERS MARKETS l The Ravinia Farmers Market manager's dream of a combo market and concert at the nearby festival venue came to fruition, & the evening was a success
Bob Benenson
Aug 24, 20252 min read
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