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Entries by Dave Snyder from 07/2010

Uncommon Ground Rooftop Farm Report: God Bless America

| Posted 07.06.2010 | Chicago
Read More: Growing, Farming, Organic Food, Urban Gardening, Vegetables, Rooftop Farms, Green Living, Green Energy, Green Roofs, Chicago News

Historically speaking, most Americans have either farmed or gardened, and while maybe it's not as common as it once was, the last several years has seen a renewed interest in productive growing.

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Summer Growing

| Posted 07.12.2010 | Chicago
Read More: Rain, Organic Farming, Organic Food, Sustainable Food, Summer, Urban Farming, Farmers Markets, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainability, Rooftop Gardens, Sustainable Farming, Organic Eating, Harvesting, Chicago News

Farmers will tell you there's a weird quiet time in the summer. Between the manic planting schedule of the spring and the busy harvest time lies a pacific period in the early summer.

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The Good, the Bad and the Fungi on a Rooftop Farm

| Posted 07.26.2010 | Chicago
Read More: Local Produce, Chicago Farmers Markets, Dining Out, Organic Food, Sustainable Food, Rooftop Farms, Urban Agriculture, Gardening, Green Living, Local Farmers, Chicago News

To me, the most compelling argument for the urban agriculture movement is the food itself, the snow peas and pole beans. The food you grow nearby is inevitably the tastiest.

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