- CHICAGO -- They call this place the Back of the Yards, a neighborhood in the middle of the city once filled with acres and acres of stockyards. (Huffington Post)
- Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, a fan of vertical farming, has noticed and taken an interest in aquaponics But whether or not it can be done economically, I dont know. (msnbc.com)
- The City of Chicago has been making some major leaps into sustainability The Plant is literally aiming to become an urban farm that is energy and resource efficient. (Triple Pundit)
- This spring, some of my Roosevelt University students and I work Wednesday afternoons at the Chicago Lights Urban Farm, a small but incredibly productive operation in the Cabrini-Green neighborhood on Chicago's near North Side. (Chicago Sun-Times)
- His talk, titled Urban Farm and Food Pantry Prototype for the 21st Century, is at the Chicago offices of the American Institute of Architects, 35 E. Wacker Dr.. Suite 250. For more information, click this link. (Chicago Tribune (blog))
- He also assisted in overseeing the preparation of the Chicago Council of Global Affairs report Panelists will include experts on food safety regulations, lead in urban soils, urban farming and community gardens. (Indianapolis Recorder)
- But many urban area children have never visited a farm and do not Ag Days volunteer Flo D'Angelo said that she and her husband were once chicken farmers. "We had the last farm in Chicago, at 9800 South Halsted," D'Angelo said. (Chicago Sun-Times)
- But after this months Planning Board approval of a Chicago solar states biggest solar farm, Curran said its possible the town could reap between $300,000 and $400,000 in tax revenue annually. (Lowell Sun)
Sunday, April 8, 2012
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