Thoughts of an Urban Farmer
From the category archives:
I was lucky enough to join the Chicago Spring Fling 2009 here in Chicago for a tour of Rick Bayless’s Urban Farm where over $20,000 of produce is produced for his two restaurants, Frontera Grill and Topolobampo.
A full post on the tour and highlights will take a day to put together, but I wanted to [...]
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It was a great trip to Seattle. Lots of great food and perfect weather. I was disappointed by the farmers markets we visited, although I’m hoping it had more to do with the timing (May) than the types of fruits and vegetables that are normally available.
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Happy Memorial Day! I’m leaving the farm behind for the weekend and taking a trip to Seattle. When the summer gets hot, I’ll talk about how to water while you’re on vacation but we’re not up to 90 degree days yet.
I’ll return from the weekend with highlights from the Seattle farmers markets and vegetables we [...]
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Michael Pollan spoke at the Harold Washington Library this evening as part of a Chicago Public Radio and Chicago Public Library event. Michael was interviewed by Bill Kurtis, rancher and journalist. Having Bill, an environmentalist and food critic in his own right, interview Michael added a unique element in that he both questioned and commented [...]
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It’s a little late for me to be garden planning, but I liked gardeners.com’s Garden Planning Tool.
I took all of the vegetables that I plant and laid them out on gardeners.com’s tool. Take a look at the results.
They specifically target the Square Foot Gardening principles (and easily cross sell their products), but it is worth [...]
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What a cold and nasty day to kick off the Saturday Green City Market. That said, it was packed with people and vendors.
There was considerable good produce (much grown in greenhouses or under cold frames this time of year) to choose from including tons of plants. Looking at my growing pictures from the past few [...]
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The start of summer is here. There are two great writers coming to Chicago. Check out:
Alice Waters of Chez Panisse fame will be at the Green City Market at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum (2430 N. Cannon Dr.) on April 25th from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., signing her book, The Edible Schoolyard. [amazon-product]0811862801[/amazon-product]
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Happy Earth Day! I caught an article in this weeks New Yorker about Earth Day 39 years ago. I highly recommend reading the full article, but here is a clip:
The first celebration of Earth Day, on April 22, 1970, was a raucously exuberant affair. In New York, Fifth Avenue was closed to traffic. People picnicked [...]
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What a great day for a market! When I don’t have anything to pick yet in the garden, it’s time to go to the farmer’s market. Today’s stop, the Green City Market.
If you follow @GreenCityMarket on Twitter, you were notified that Cannon Drive was closed this morning for the Wrigley “Start Early Run” Race. Walking [...]
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Various items for the week:
Green City Market
Saturday from 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
The last of the Green City Indoor Markets (we’re moving back outside!). The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, 2430 N. Cannon, will host The Market inside the Museum from 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
I will be getting my eggs there as well as [...]
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