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Just Roots Non-Profit Gets Design Award for Its Suburban Farm

FARM NON-PROFITS l Just Roots, a Chicago urban farming non-profit, is receiving an award for its community arts project at its farm in south suburban Sauk Village...

Bob Benenson

Aug 32 min read

Not Blowing Smoke: Peak Growing Season is a Thing of Beauty

URBAN FARMING l The latest in my series about the beauty of growing season at Chicago's Just Roots urban farm, where I do a bi-weekly CSA subscription pickup...

Bob Benenson

Aug 32 min read

Pilot Light Issues Revised Food Education Standards for Schools

FOOD EDUCATION l Chicago's Pilot Light food education non-profit has made its first revision to its groundbreaking Food Education Standards for schools across the US

Bob Benenson

Jul 305 min read

This Year's Chicago Local Food Theme: Big Food, Lots of It

FARMERS MARKETS l No two growing seasons are exactly alike. Happily, in the Chicago region, this season has been superb... and much of the produce is super-sized...

Bob Benenson

Jul 301 min read

Thursday: Get the Un-Sugarcoated Truth on Justice for Sugar Workers

FARMWORKER JUSTICE l A July 31 event at Chicago's Fair Trade Museum is shining a bright light on how sugar worker communities are organizing to fight injustice....

Bob Benenson

Jul 292 min read