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Category Archives: local food
Local Business Profile – Urban Sprout Garden Design, LLC
Meet Mike Reust. Mike says that when he was growing up in California in the 1970s, he was the only person he knew who had a subscription to Organic Gardening magazine. The recent drive to grow and eat locally, sometimes … Continue reading
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How does your garden grow, Root Riot Madison?
It’s growing like this: A little greener than it was two weeks ago.
Posted in community gardens, eating in season, food, gardening, local food, Oak Park
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Spring Seasonal Salad
Do you ever find you have to use up a lot of produce before it goes bad? I do, and tonight was one of those times. I had spinach, asparagus, strawberries, and some goat cheese begging to be eaten in … Continue reading
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Musings On The First Forest Park Farmer’s Market
The weather was a bit spotty with some rain here and there, but it seems people weren’t terribly deterred by that, and for that I’m glad. I got there around 6 and I saw some good looking produce whilst I … Continue reading
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It’s strawberry season! Preserving strawberries
Strawberry season has begun here in the Midwest, and I’m going to take advantage of the local bounty. But I can’t eat it all in time by myself, and I’m the only one in this house who likes them, so … Continue reading
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New Forest Park Farmers Market
Check it out – Forest Park will have a new farmers market on Fridays from 3:30 to 7:30. It’s at 7640 W Jackson in the Howard Mohr Community Center parking lot and it’s close to the Forest Park blue line … Continue reading
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Champagne mangoes and making greener choices
Tonight after work I went to Costco. My plan was to buy a few non-perishable items, but I found – and was tempted by – champagne mangoes. Costco calls them Ataulfo mangoes, but they’re the same thing, and they’re in … Continue reading
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