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Food Dehydration Made Easy: Best Ways to Preserve the Harvest

Aug 31, 2022 ● By Sheila Julson

Preserving fruit, veggies, meat, fish, herbs and nuts is easy with these best tips for getting started using a food dehydrator.

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Cultivate Connections ~ Lessons from Women Farmers on Growing a Local Network

Jul 29, 2022 ● By Lisa Kivirist

Soil Sisters exemplifies how when women know each other personally and share stories over potlucks and meals together, we grow and feel personally supported to take important personal risks such as starting one’s own farm to running for county board

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Tomato Season is Here to Savor

Jul 29, 2022

This recipe is helpful with using the tomatoes and other veggies to make meals easier and more convenient throughout the school year.

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Summer in a Bowl ~ Full of peak-summer farmers market finds, Garlic Lover’s Gazpacho is a healthy, flavorful chilled soup.

Jul 29, 2022 ● By Veronica Hinke

This gazpacho recipe is the perfect way to celebrate the abundance of heirloom tomatoes in gardens at the height of summer.

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Sustainable Shellfish: Superfood of the Sea

Jul 29, 2022 ● By April Thompson

Shellfish is delicious, fast-growing, nutritionally dense, sustainably produced, locally available from coast to coast and comes in nature’s own sturdy packaging.

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Summer Is Local Tomato Season

Jun 30, 2022 ● By Joy Howard

Tomatoes are the most popular fruit in the world.

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Spotlight On Seasonal Summer Salads

Jun 30, 2022

Refreshing as well as satisfying, this salad is especially welcome in the summer, but can be enjoyed year round.

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Summer Garden Harvest Pasta Salad

Jun 30, 2022 ● By Tiffany Hinton

Fresh tomatoes, basil, chive, garlic and broccoli take center stage in this recipe.

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The Healthy Food Movement: Pandemic Trends are Shaping Better Local Food Systems

Jun 30, 2022 ● By Bob Benenson

A wide range of innovative solutions are being pursued by e-commerce entrepreneurs and food-equity advocates to get healthier local food into more hands and more neighborhoods.

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Flower Power: Edible Blooms Add Flavor and Color to Summer Fare

Jun 30, 2022 ● By April Thompson

Today’s health-conscious foodies are finding edible flowers to be a fantastic way to eat the rainbow, adding fun flavors and colors to all sorts of dishes.

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Aureal Ojeda, founder of Outwoken Tea sitting outside on a river rock bed.

Milwaukee-based Outwoken Tea Empowers Family-Owned, Sustainable Tea Farms

May 31, 2022 ● By Lottie Sass

Ojeda sources unique teas such as Tumio Purple Tea, from Kenya, and African White Pearl, which is hand rolled by women in Malawi, a landlocked country in East Africa. Outwoken Tea’s African White Pearls tea is produced on a family-operated estate that is one of the remaining few not bought out by a large corporation.

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Allergen-free Recipe: Easy Summer Grilling For Father’s Day and Every Day

May 31, 2022

This easy recipe incorporates healthy vegetables that can be easily grown in the Chicagoland area, including bell peppers, tomatoes and zucchini.

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Delicious Edible Perennials Add Interest to Backyard Vegetable Gardens

May 31, 2022 ● By Lisa Hilgenberg

Often thought of as the economizers of an edible landscape, edible perennials are recognized as plants that keep on giving, year after year. Chicago Botanic Garden horticulturist Lisa Hilgenberg offers advice and suggestions for incorporating these plant powerhouses into your garden.

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Planet-Friendly Pours: The Rise of Sustainable Wine and Spirits

May 31, 2022 ● By Sheila Julson

Sustainable and socially responsible wines and spirits are becoming a major force in the market, though not all eco-friendly alcoholic beverages are as conscious as they claim.

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Whole Food Recipes from Chef AJ's Plant-Based Kitchen

Apr 29, 2022 ● By Chef AJ

Renowned plant-based lifestyle expert Chef AJ says amazing versatility and health benefits can be found in an oil-, sugar- and salt-free, nutrient-rich, whole-food, plant-based diet. Sample these delicious recipes for Spicy Peanut Noodles with Broccoli and Nutrient-Rich Black Bean Soup this May!

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Recipe: Spring Lettuce ~ a Gluten-free Healthy Addition to Lunch, from Tiffany Hinton

Apr 29, 2022 ● By Tiffany Hinton

Lettuce is high in vitamin A, vitamin K and water, and it's in season at Chicago area farmers markets and in our gardens starting this month. Here is an easy and tasty recipe from Tiffany Hinton to enjoy the first fresh, crisp lettuce of the season.

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Intermittent Fasting Basics: How to Improve Health by Eating Less Often

Apr 29, 2022 ● By Sheila Julson

By strategically fasting for hours to days, we can eat a wide range of healthy foods while improving our metabolic health, cholesterol markers and insulin levels.

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Recipe: Roasted Spring Asparagus

Mar 31, 2022 ● By Tiffany Hinton

This spring recipe is made from a “love it or hate it” vegetable that comes back year after year, once it is started in the garden.

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Eating for the Planet: Diet for a Climate Crisis

Mar 31, 2022 ● By Sheila Julson

Our food choices influence the environment and climate change. Here are sustainable tips to make our diets healthier for us and the planet.

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Recipe: Spicy Spring Harvest Pickled Radishes

Feb 28, 2022 ● By Tiffany Hinton

Pickled radishes are a bright, beautiful and tasty treat. Add them to spring rolls, top tacos, or just eat them like a snack. This radish recipe by Tiffany Hinton is so easy to make and only takes a few ingredients to prepare. Read more here.

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