What if every Chicagoan could get their produce from a local urban farm?
Advocates say more urban farms and community gardens would help Chicago become less reliant on produce from faraway places.
Sasha-Ann Simons
WBEZ
Oct 27, 2022
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By Lynnea Domienik
Chicago relies on food shipped from states and countries experiencing droughts and wildfires, which threatens the food supply, and increasing the capacity of urban farms could help Chicagoans live more sustainably.
Reset learns what goes into running an urban farm and what it would take to ensure more Chicagoans have access to fresh, locally grown produce.
GUESTS: Karen Weigert, director of Loyola University Chicago’s Baumhart Center for Social Enterprise and Responsibility
Sean Ruane, co-founder, Just Roots farm in Bronzeville
