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Author Terra Brockman speaks about her book on sustainable, small-scale farming at the Evanston History Center. Brockman described one year on her brother’s central Illinois farm, Henry’s Farm, which sells produce at the Evanston Farmers Market.

Evanston History Center hosts author of sustainable farming memoir

February 20, 2015

An author spoke Thursday evening about a year spent on a central Illinois farm and the importance of supporting sustainable farming, the subject of her book. Terra Brockman, author of “The Seasons...

Lunchtime is becoming more nutritious and hands-on as schools increasingly turn to locally sourced food and student-run gardens. Some ETHS students farm their own food at the Edible Acre community garden across the street from the school, which last year produced 2,000 pounds of produce.

ETHS, D65 students eat healthier, learn farming in new initiatives

April 18, 2013

The local food movement has made its way to Evanston schools, where student-run gardens and a new “farm to school” program initiated in March are making lunchtime more nutritious and hands-on. Fresh...

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