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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


A person in a green sweater bends over behind a display of plants under a white tent. Two other people look on in the background.

Downtown Evanston Farmers’ Market debuts its 46th season

May 2, 2021

The Downtown Evanston Farmers’ Market opened its 46th season on Saturday after local businesses cultivated product lineups, outlined COVID-19 policies and packed trucks.  The market will run Saturdays...

Lush Wine & Spirits sells fruit and vegetable boxes whose contents change daily. Items included are grown locally, like strawberries, heirloom potatoes and rhubarb.

Open Tab: Evanston eateries transform into mini grocery stores amidst pandemic

May 14, 2020

The Monthly Just two months ago, customers lined up behind the register at Backlot Coffee, waiting to get an oat milk latte. Now, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, customers enter the shop a...

The Talking Farm. After being granted Skokie’s first zoning designation for urban agriculture in 2014, the farm grows produce and creates educational programs for the local community.

The Talking Farm educates community, provides produce for local businesses

November 26, 2019

The Talking Farm, located on Howard Street, sits on a two-and-a-half acre plot of land and features rows of planted produce. After being granted Skokie’s first zoning designation for urban agriculture...

Sophomore Christian Jacobson helps while freshman Daniel Sosnovsky collects leaves Saturday at the Evanston Ecology Center. About 400 students volunteered at various sites for the day of service.

NU Gives Back kicks off day of service with a few changes

May 11, 2014

About 400 Northwestern students, faculty, staff and alumni volunteered Saturday afternoon for the fourth annual NU Gives Back, the largest student-run day of service at NU.  This year, a record of about...

Two students from Students for Ecological and Environmental Development bail water out of a hole in order to plant a plum tree. The Brady Scholars' project drew volunteers from all over campus and throughout the Evanston community Sunday.

Northwestern’s Brady Scholars Program plants orchard in west Evanston

April 28, 2013

As Northwestern student groups promoted green initiatives on campus for Earth Week, students in the Brady Scholars Program spent time off campus this weekend planting an orchard in west Evanston that will...

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