URBAN FARMING l Evanston Grows, an urban ag collective that addresses food inequality, seeks adult interns to help in their food gardens...

SUSTAINABILITY l Too many Christmas trees end up in landfills. To go green in Chicago, you can get your used tree fed to goats or mulched...

URBAN AGRICULTURE l The Talking Farm, a non-profit urban farm just outside Chicago with a strong educational mission, is hold a 9/28 party..

FOOD EDUCATION l Plant Chicago, a nonprofit that promotes circular economies, will hold a 9/21 class on indoor growing of greens and herbs..

FARMER TRAINING l Chicago's Windy City Harvest is recruiting its next urban ag apprentice cohort, and is holding a series of info sessions

URBAN FARMS l Just Roots is a community-focused farm on Chicago's South Side, where crops grow under the clatter of trains passing overhead

URBAN FARMING l Chicago's Urban Ag Crawl on 9/8 will be a day of food & fun highlighting urban ag's importance in underserved communities...

URBAN FARMING l Want to be a farmer, if just for a day? Sign up for the July 27 volunteer day at Chicago's Citadelle Green Mountain farm...

FARMER TRAINING l Farmer training opportunities abound in the Chicago region. This article features four new upcoming events...

FOOD WEBINAR l Local Food Forum's webinar on community gardens and urban farms was enlightening, inspiring & informative. View the recording