Tag: Chicago

  • 21 Ways to Celebrate Dia De Los Muertos in Chicago

    21 Ways to Celebrate Dia De Los Muertos in Chicago

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    Chicagoans are commemorating Día de los Muertos — a Mexican holiday that honors deceased relatives and loved ones — across the city over the next month. The holiday, Day of the Dead in English, is a fiesta that celebrates life and death with ofrendas, or altars, as well as traditional music and dance, Mexican cuisine…

  • Chciago Based Vertical Farm Produces Zero Waste

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    The Environmental Leader highlights the efforts of FarmedHere, a Chicagoland-based vertical farm, to produces zero organic waste by converting all of its organic waste into compost: The compost is then used in landscaping, horticulture and agriculture at other urban farms across Chicago. The urban farming company — FarmedHere says it’s the largest vertical farm in the US — partnered…

  • Chicago Urban Farm Receives USDA Organic Certification

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    The FarmedHere urban farming company, which has been successfully conducting urban farming work in the Chicago area since 2011, has received USDA organic certification. The organic vertical farming practice makes use of derelict warehouses to produce food for the community. The company recently expanded with a new 90,000 square foot post-industrial building in Bedford Park,…