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Chicago Reader: From Farm to Food Desert

(Photo: Jeffery Noble | Chicago Reader)

The Chicago Reader recently featured a story on Rev. Al Sampson's mission to connect the African-American farmers in downstate Illinois with farmer's markets on the South Side of Chicago - check it out!

Chicago Tribune - "Comer Youth Center project is a garden in the desert"

(Photo: Marina Makropoulos / for the Chicago Tribune / July 20, 2010)

Last week, The Chicago Tribune highlighted the amazing rooftop garden of the Gary Comer Youth Center in this brief article. If you haven't seen the garden or the Center, head down to the South Side to check it out - it's an amazing space!

Southeast Side Community Garden Project at South Chicago Art Center

Follow this link to learn more about the Artists' Garden of South Chicago Art Center, located near TRACE's own Bessemer Park. Launched in 2004 as a response to the high numbers of families living below national poverty levels, the South Chicago Art Center community garden project aims to provide community members with fresh organic produce, encourage residents to grow their own family crops, and educate South Chicago youth on the importance of nutrition in an interactive and simple way.

Farmers Market Benefits: Illinois Link Card Holders Gain More Access

Check out this article in Edible Chicago's Summer 2010 issue on the acceptance of food stamp benefits at Chicago-area farmer's markets.