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Woodlawn garden wins Chicago landscape award

Woodlawn garden wins Chicago landscape award

Posted by on Oct 20, 2010 in local Agriculture | 0 comments

By Susan Richardson The 65th Street and Woodlawn Community Garden recently won first prize in Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley’s Landscape...

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South Side gardens showcase Chicago’s green thumbs

South Side gardens showcase Chicago’s green thumbs

Posted by on Aug 1, 2010 in Urban Farming | 0 comments

SEEDING CHICAGO’S VIDEO REPORT ON THE SOUTH SIDE JULY 31 GARDEN TOUR City and suburban residents and foreign tourists piled into a...

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Chicago food activists stand with Haitian farmers in rejecting Monsanto seeds

Chicago food activists stand with Haitian farmers in rejecting Monsanto seeds

Posted by on Jun 1, 2010 in Seedlings | 2 comments

Since the catastrophic Jan. 12 earthquake, many Haitians came to see agriculture as the most practical and long-term solution to healing...

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Building Community in Woodlawn

Posted by on May 17, 2010 in Seedlings | 1 comment

By Susan Richardson Seeding Chicago talked to Benjamin “Benja” Murphy, coordinator of the 65th and Woodlawn Community Garden,...

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Wholesome Wave Foundation funds ‘Link Bucks’ at Farmers Markets

Wholesome Wave Foundation funds ‘Link Bucks’ at Farmers Markets

Posted by on Apr 28, 2010 in Seedlings | 0 comments

Link card users will get more beans for their bucks at Chicago Farmers Market this season thanks to a grant from the Wholesome Wave...

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