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WCPT's Growing Local!

Urban Agriculture Initiative

Grow Local, Shop Local, Live Local!

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WCPT AM & FM is collaborating with non profit organizations, grass roots consumer groups, government agencies and the business community, to engage in a public and consumer outreach campaign. We are educating our audience and the community at large, on the local food and farm economy in Illinois and how to make it better.

Why this is important…

The current U.S. food system is the cause of many of theproblems that make headlines every day:

• Public health problems:
– Epidemic of chronic childhood diseases (diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease) related to food
• Economic disinvestment:
– Illinois consumers spend $48 billion on food; but more than 95% of that food is imported from outside Illinois
• Waste management:
– Food waste and organic matter are filling up overflowing landfills
• Energy use:
– Average food items travel 1500 miles from farm to plate
• Climate change:
– The food system -- production, processing, packaging, storage, waste handling and transportation -- accounts for one-third of greenhouse gas emissions
• Food insecurity:
– Food deserts exist in Illinois' poorest communities and growing food vulnerable (children, elderly) populations in all communities
• Personal and community demoralization:
– Urban and suburban populations are removed from ability to attain a basic survival need
• Lack of community resiliency to address all these problems
• Natural or human disasters may affect food supply and grocery distribution

WCPT's Growing Local Urban Farm Initiative Includes

• Regular segments on Mike Nowak show (Sundays 8-10am)
– Urban Farm Report
– Weather report for people who depend on it for a living
– Local Food and Farm Market Report
• E-mail blasts to WCPT listeners (events, news, programming, legislative alerts)
• Weekly tips and information
• Live broadcast from urban farms in 2010 and beyond
• Two town hall meetings on food, farm, and community revitalization

Topics Include

• Farmers markets
• School edible gardens
• Community gardens
• Urban market gardens
• Backyard farming
• Micro-processing in community kitchens
• Co-ops, buying clubs
• Cooking and nutrition classes
• Food security
• Food systems curricula (high school, community colleges, universities)
• Job training for youth
• Green job vocational training
• Re-entry job training programs
• Mobile meat processing unit
• Produce mobile sponsored by food banks
• Cafes, restaurants, gathering places

EVENTS:

WCPT’s GROWING LOCAL!

CommuniTree on Kedzie! with Cob Connection

On Saturday, May 22, 2009 from 11:00am – 1:00pm, please join Chicago’s Progressive Talk at CommuniTree on Kedzie! in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood, for a special broadcast of The Mike Nowak Show! Our Mission for this event is to inform and inspire people on urban sustainability, home and community gardens, and Green neighborhood living. Mike Nowak and his panel of experts will discuss permaculture in an urban environment; basic how-to steps for creating and maintaining vegetable gardens – individual and communal; social and sustainability issues in the context of neighborhood and city living.

CommuniTree on Kedzie!
Located on the east side of Kedzie Avenue just south of Franklin Boulevard in Chicago.
Created by Cob Connection - Chad Bliss, Executive Director - Sue Davenport, Director of Development. For more info...visit www.CobConnection.org
In collaboration with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. For more info...visit www.saic.edu

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Smart Farm Workshops -
-Farm on Barrington Park District land

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For more information of Local Food, Farmer's Markets, Gardening and more...visit:

The Advocates for Urban Agriculture

UIC Extension Vegetable Garden Guide

FamilyFarmed.org

growinghomeinc.org

petersongarden.org

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The Illinois Department of Agriculture is sponsoring a campaign called “Illinois…where fresh is” To help promote eating healthy and buying locally in Illinois. For more information on the campaign visit our website www.illinoiswherefreshis.com.

Also, to find out information about the Illinois Department of Agriculture and the programs, services and grants we offer please visit our website at www.agr.state.il.us.

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Local Farmer's Markets

2010 CHICAGO FARMERS MARKETS

DOWNTOWN MARKETS

7 AM TO 3 PM

TUESDAYS

FEDERAL PLAZA

May 18 - October 26; Adams & Dearborn (230 S - 50 W)

PRUDENTIAL PLAZA

June 8 - October 26; Lake & Beaubien Court

(200 N - 150 E)

THURSDAYS

DALEY PLAZA *

May 13 - October 14; Washington & Dearborn

(100 N - 50 W)

Willis TOWER PLAZA

June 17 - October 14; 233 S. Wacker Drive

WEEKLY MARKETS

TUESDAYS

LINCOLN SQUARE *

June 8 - October 26 7am-1pm

Lincoln/Leland/Western (4700 N - 2400 W)

City Parking Lot adjacent to Brown Line Station

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART/

STREETERVILLE

June 8 - October 26 7am-3pm

Chicago & Mies van der Rohe Way (800 N - 220 E)

On MCA Plaza

WEDNESDAYS

PULLMAN

June 23 - October 13 7am-noon

111th & Cottage Grove (11100 S - 800 E)

In Arcade Park

SOUTH SHORE *

June 9 - October 27 7am-1pm

70th & Jeffery Blvd. (7000 S - 2000 E)

ShoreBank Parking Lot

THURSDAYS

HYDE PARK

June 3 - October 28 7am-1pm

52nd Place & Harper

(5200 S – 1500 E)

UPTOWN

June 24 – October 3, 8am-1pm

Weiss Memorial Hospital

4646 North Marine Drive

(4600 N – 700 W)

BRIDGEPORT New Market

June 12 – Oct 16 7am-1pm

35th & Wallace

In parking lot

DIVISION STREET *

May 15 - October 30 7am-1pm

Division & Dearborn (1200 N - 50 W)

On Division between State and Clark

LINCOLN PARK

May 15 - October 30 7am-1pm

Armitage & Orchard (2000 N - 700 W)

Lincoln Park High School Parking Lot (Parking Available)

NORTHCENTER

June 19 - October 30 7am-1pm

Belle Plaine/Damen/Lincoln (4100 N - 2000 W)

North Center Town Square

PRINTERS ROW

June 12 - October 16 7am – 1pm

Dearborn & Polk (36 W - 800 S)

Printers Row Park

SOUTHPORT GREEN MARKET

June 12 - October 9 7am-1pm

Blaine School - 1420 West Grace

SUNDAYS

BEVERLY *

May 16 - October 24 7am-1pm

95th & Longwood (9500 S - 1821 W)

City Parking Lot - Southeast Corner

ERIE STREET

June 6 - October 10 8am-1pm

500 West Erie Street

WICKER PARK & BUCKTOWN

June 6 - October 24 8am-2pm

Wicker Park & Damen

(1500 N - 1800 W) In Wicker Park

* Market accepts LINK Card

(pilot program in 2010)

Independent Farmer's Markets

61st St. Farmers Market

Located on 61st St. between Dorchester and Blackstone

From 5/15/2010 - 10/30/2010

On Saturday

9am-2pm

www.experimentalstation.org

Contact: Dennis Ryan

Telephone: 773-241-6044

Email:

dennisryan@experimentalstation.org

Andersonville Farmers Market

Located on Berwyn Ave. between Clark and Ashland

From 6/23/2010 - 10/6/2010

On Wednesday

3pm-8pm

www.andersonville.org

Contact: Jessica Hammer

Telephone: 773-728-2995

Email:

market@andersonville.org

Avondale Farmers Market - Sprouting Out

Located on 3300 N. Whipple

From 5/26/2010 - 11/17/2010

On Wednesdays and Saturdays (every other week)

3pm-6pm

www.concordiaplace.org/sproutingout

Contact: G. Seibert

Telephone: 773-463-1666

Email:

sproutingout@concordiaplace.org

Bronzeville Community Market

Located on 4500 South Cottage Grove

From 6/5/2010 - 10/30/2010

On Saturday

8am-1pm

www.qcdc.org

Contact: Yvette Kelly

Telephone: 773-268-7232

Email:

bronzevillemarket@gmail.com

City Farm Heirloom Tomato Stand

Located on 1204 N. Clybourn

From 8/21/2010 - 10/16/2010

On Tuesday-Friday

3pm-6pm

www.cityfarmchicago.com

Contact: Resource Center - Tim Wilson

Telephone: 773-821-1351

Email:

cityfarm@resourcecenterchicago.org

Eli’s Cheesecake/Wright College Farmers Market

Located on 6701 W. Forest Preserve Dr.

From 6/17/2010 - 10/28/2010

On Thursday

7am-1pm

www.elicheesecake.com/eventscalendar.aspx

Contact: Kathy Kirby

Telephone: 773-308-7025

Email:

kkirby@elicheesecake.com

Englewood Farmers Market

Located on 63rd St. between Lowe and Halsted Pkwy

From 6/24/2010 - 11/25/2010

On Thursday

9am-2pm

www.englewoodfarmersmarket.com

Contact: Q. Hassan

Telephone: 773-602-4507

Email:

englewoodfarmersmarket@gmail.com

Glenwood Sunday Market

Located on 6900 N. Glenwood between Morse and Lunt

From 6/6/2010 - 10/24/2010

On Sunday

9am-2pm

www.glenwoodsundaymarket.org

Contact: Sheree Moratto

Telephone:

Email:

shereemoratto@sbcglobal.net

Green City Market

Located on Outdoor Summer - 1750 N. Clark St. at the South End of Lincoln Park between Clark and Stockton Drive

Indoor Winter - Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

2430 N. Cannon Drive

From 12:00:00 AM - 12:00:00 AM

On Wednesdays and Saturdays

7am-1pm

www.chicagogreencitymarket.org

Contact: Lyle Allen

Telephone: 773-880-1266

Email:

info@chicagogreencitymarket.org

Independence Park Farmers Market

Located on 3945 N. Springfield

From 6/13/2010 - 10/10/2010

On 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month

9am-1pm

www.independence-park.com

Contact: Pat Clark

Telephone: 312-263-3754

Email:

GIPNA@sbcglobal.net

Lawndale Market

Located on At Green City Youth Farm

3555 W. Ogden near Central Park and Ogden

From 7/7/2010 - 10/13/2010

On Wednesday

3pm-7pm

www.chicagobotanic.org/greenyouthfarm

Contact: Angela Mason

Telephone: 847-650-7304

Email:

amason@chicagobotanic.org

Logan Square Farmers Market

Located on 3107 W. Logan Blvd

From 6/6/2010 - 10/31/2010

On Sunday

10am-3pm

www.logansquarefarmersmarket.org

Contact: John Pennycuff

Telephone: 773-489-3222

Email:

info@loganchamber.org

Pilsen Community Market

Located on 1800 S. Halsted Chicago Community Bank Parking Lot

From 6/13/2010 - 10/31/2010

On Sunday

9am-3pm

www.pilsencommunitymarket.org

Contact: Donna Oppolo

Telephone: 312-666-7350

Email:

pilsencommunitymarket@gmail.com

Rowan Trees Farmers’ Market

Located on 501 W. Englewood Ave

From 5/1/2010 - 10/31/2010

On Saturday

8am-4pm

www.teamworkenglewood.org

Contact: Donald Ross

Telephone: 773-297-4766

Email:

providencehse@att.net

Seaway Bank Farmers Market

Located on 87th St. and Langley Ave

From 7/14/2010 - 9/29/2010

On Wednesday

9am-2pm

www.seawaybank.us

Contact: Claudette Harris

Telephone: 773-602-4865

Email:

claudetteharris@seawaybank.us

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