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New Ordinance Encourages More Urban Farming
September 28, 2011 by Matt Baker · Leave a Comment
By Jon Sedey
A new zoning code, approved at the last council meeting, will promote the expansion of community gardening and urban agriculture within the city boundaries.
The amendment, first introduced by Mayor Rahm Emanuel in July, recognizes urban farming and allows citizens or companies to apply for building permits and zoning approvals to help establish foundations in the urban agriculture sector. The ordinance legalizes urban farming of vegetables, fruits and fish and will permit owners to sell what they raise.
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For the Uncommon Good
June 9, 2011 by Matt Baker · 1 Comment
By Julie Henning
Celebrating its twentieth anniversary, Uncommon Ground is a vanguard among restaurants seeking to feed Chicagoans seasonably, locally and sustainably.
The greenest restaurant in the city of Chicago, third-party certified by the Green Restaurant Association, Uncommon Ground has been a neighborhood favorite café, bar and restaurant for twenty years. Expanding from the flagship location in Wrigleyville, owners Helen and Michael Cameron opened a second location in Edgewater in 2007.
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