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https://www.laviezine.com/1643051/mokena-woman-loving-life-after-repeated-battles-with-rare-cancer/ Mokena woman loving life after repeated battles with rare cancer #BlueIsland #CalumetCity #chicago #ChicagoHeights #CookCounty #CountryClubHills #DailySouthtown #dolton #frankfort #harvey #health #HomerGlen #illinois #LocalNews #lockport #Markham #mokena #News #OakLawn #OrlandPark #PalosHeights #PalosHills #TinleyPark #WillCounty
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https://www.laviezine.com/1641020/cancer-survivor-says-she-owes-her-life-to-a-labradoodles-snoot/ Cancer survivor says she owes her life to a labradoodle’s snoot #BlueIsland #CalumetCity #chicago #ChicagoHeights #CookCounty #CountryClubHills #DailySouthtown #dolton #frankfort #harvey #health #HomerGlen #illinois #LatestHeadlines #lockport #Markham #mokena #News #OakLawn #OrlandPark #PalosHeights #PalosHills #PetsAndAnimals #ThingsToDo #TinleyPark #WillCounty
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https://www.laviezine.com/1630836/chicago-heights-art-gallery-team-for-new-otto-boulevard-mural/ Chicago Heights, art gallery team for new Otto Boulevard mural #arts #BlueIsland #business #CalumetCity #chicago #ChicagoHeights #CookCounty #CountryClubHills #DailySouthtown #dolton #economy #frankfort #harvey #HomerGlen #illinois #lockport #Markham #mokena #OakLawn #OrlandPark #PalosHeights #PalosHills #ThingsToDo #TinleyPark #WillCounty
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https://www.laviezine.com/1630836/chicago-heights-art-gallery-team-for-new-otto-boulevard-mural/ Chicago Heights, art gallery team for new Otto Boulevard mural #arts #BlueIsland #business #CalumetCity #chicago #ChicagoHeights #CookCounty #CountryClubHills #DailySouthtown #dolton #economy #frankfort #harvey #HomerGlen #illinois #lockport #Markham #mokena #OakLawn #OrlandPark #PalosHeights #PalosHills #ThingsToDo #TinleyPark #WillCounty
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#OTD (July 22)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.#NewOrleans #Brooklyn #Illinois #ChicagoHeights #Ohio #YoungstownOH #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory
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#OTD (July 22)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.#NewOrleans #Brooklyn #Illinois #ChicagoHeights #Ohio #YoungstownOH #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory
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#OTD (July 22)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.#NewOrleans #Brooklyn #Illinois #ChicagoHeights #Ohio #YoungstownOH #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory
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#OTD (July 22)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.#NewOrleans #Brooklyn #Illinois #ChicagoHeights #Ohio #YoungstownOH #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory
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#OTD (July 22)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.#NewOrleans #Brooklyn #Illinois #ChicagoHeights #Ohio #YoungstownOH #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory
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Briefs: Gardens of Beverly, Morgan Park, Midlothian on display https://www.allforgardening.com/1864933/briefs-gardens-of-beverly-morgan-park-midlothian-on-display/ #BlueIsland #CalumetCity #ChicagoHeights #CookCounty #CountryClubHills #DailySouthtown #dolton #frankfort #garden #Harvey #HomeAndGarden #HomerGlen #Illinois #LocalNews #Lockport #Markham #mokena #OakLawn #OrlandPark #PalosHeights #PalosHills #ThingsToDo #TinleyPark #WillCounty
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Briefs: Gardens of Beverly, Morgan Park, Midlothian on display https://www.allforgardening.com/1864933/briefs-gardens-of-beverly-morgan-park-midlothian-on-display/ #BlueIsland #CalumetCity #ChicagoHeights #CookCounty #CountryClubHills #DailySouthtown #dolton #frankfort #garden #Harvey #HomeAndGarden #HomerGlen #Illinois #LocalNews #Lockport #Markham #mokena #OakLawn #OrlandPark #PalosHeights #PalosHills #ThingsToDo #TinleyPark #WillCounty
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Thornton Reservoir nearly full after heavy storms over weekend
The tree in front of Cassie Haan’s Tinley Par…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #blueisland #calumetcity #chicagoheights #CookCounty #countryclubhills #dailysouthtown #dolton #frankfort #harvey #homerglen #Illinois #latestheadlines #localnews #lockport #markham #mokena #OakLawn #orlandpark #palosheights #paloshills #Science #tinleypark #weather #willcounty
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Thornton Reservoir nearly full after heavy storms over weekend
The tree in front of Cassie Haan’s Tinley Par…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #blueisland #calumetcity #chicagoheights #CookCounty #countryclubhills #dailysouthtown #dolton #frankfort #harvey #homerglen #Illinois #latestheadlines #localnews #lockport #markham #mokena #OakLawn #orlandpark #palosheights #paloshills #Science #tinleypark #weather #willcounty
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#OTD (June 02)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.#NewOrleans #Brooklyn #LosAngeles #ChicagoHeights #EastBronx #Bensonhurst #KansasCity #PittstonPA #BataviaNY #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory
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#OTD (June 02)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.#NewOrleans #Brooklyn #LosAngeles #ChicagoHeights #EastBronx #Bensonhurst #KansasCity #PittstonPA #BataviaNY #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory
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#OTD (June 02)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.#NewOrleans #Brooklyn #LosAngeles #ChicagoHeights #EastBronx #Bensonhurst #KansasCity #PittstonPA #BataviaNY #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory
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#OTD (June 02)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.#NewOrleans #Brooklyn #LosAngeles #ChicagoHeights #EastBronx #Bensonhurst #KansasCity #PittstonPA #BataviaNY #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory
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#OTD (June 02)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.#NewOrleans #Brooklyn #LosAngeles #ChicagoHeights #EastBronx #Bensonhurst #KansasCity #PittstonPA #BataviaNY #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory
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Hype for the Future 210A: Chicago Heights and South Chicago Heights, Illinois
Overview The City of Chicago Heights and the Village of South Chicago Heights are notable south suburbs of Chicago located in the southern portion of Cook County, Illinois, both along the Route 1 corridor near Route 30 to the north of the Will County line. Today, the communities are notable as traditional suburbs associated with the historic railroad due south from Chicago and is home today to the Union Street Gallery and the Lavue Bar and Grill. -
Hype for the Future 210A: Chicago Heights and South Chicago Heights, Illinois
Overview The City of Chicago Heights and the Village of South Chicago Heights are notable south suburbs of Chicago located in the southern portion of Cook County, Illinois, both along the Route 1 corridor near Route 30 to the north of the Will County line. Today, the communities are notable as traditional suburbs associated with the historic railroad due south from Chicago and is home today to the Union Street Gallery and the Lavue Bar and Grill. -
Hype for the Future 210A: Chicago Heights and South Chicago Heights, Illinois
Overview The City of Chicago Heights and the Village of South Chicago Heights are notable south suburbs of Chicago located in the southern portion of Cook County, Illinois, both along the Route 1 corridor near Route 30 to the north of the Will County line. Today, the communities are notable as traditional suburbs associated with the historic railroad due south from Chicago and is home today to the Union Street Gallery and the Lavue Bar and Grill. -
Hype for the Future 210A: Chicago Heights and South Chicago Heights, Illinois
Overview The City of Chicago Heights and the Village of South Chicago Heights are notable south suburbs of Chicago located in the southern portion of Cook County, Illinois, both along the Route 1 corridor near Route 30 to the north of the Will County line. Today, the communities are notable as traditional suburbs associated with the historic railroad due south from Chicago and is home today to the Union Street Gallery and the Lavue Bar and Grill. -
Hype for the Future 210A: Chicago Heights and South Chicago Heights, Illinois
Overview The City of Chicago Heights and the Village of South Chicago Heights are notable south suburbs of Chicago located in the southern portion of Cook County, Illinois, both along the Route 1 corridor near Route 30 to the north of the Will County line. Today, the communities are notable as traditional suburbs associated with the historic railroad due south from Chicago and is home today to the Union Street Gallery and the Lavue Bar and Grill. To the west is the Village of Matteson, home […] -
Garden Club of Beverly Morgan Park marks 100 years of growth https://www.allforgardening.com/1607590/garden-club-of-beverly-morgan-park-marks-100-years-of-growth/ #BlueIsland #CalumetCity #ChicagoHeights #CookCounty #CountryClubHills #DailySouthtown #dolton #environment #frankfort #garden #gardener #gardening #Harvey #history #HomeAndGarden #HomerGlen #Illinois #LocalNews #Lockport #Markham #mokena #news #OakLawn #OrlandPark #PalosHeights #PalosHills #ThingsToDo #TinleyPark #WillCounty
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Garden Club of Beverly Morgan Park marks 100 years of growth https://www.allforgardening.com/1607590/garden-club-of-beverly-morgan-park-marks-100-years-of-growth/ #BlueIsland #CalumetCity #ChicagoHeights #CookCounty #CountryClubHills #DailySouthtown #dolton #environment #frankfort #garden #gardener #gardening #Harvey #history #HomeAndGarden #HomerGlen #Illinois #LocalNews #Lockport #Markham #mokena #news #OakLawn #OrlandPark #PalosHeights #PalosHills #ThingsToDo #TinleyPark #WillCounty
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Prime Healthcare to acquire Franciscan Health Olympia Fields
Franciscan Alliance announced Friday it will sell Franciscan Heal…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Healthcare #blueisland #Business #calumetcity #chicagoheights #CookCounty #countryclubhills #dailysouthtown #dolton #frankfort #harvey #Health #homerglen #Illinois #localnews #lockport #markham #mokena #OakLawn #orlandpark #palosheights #paloshills #tinleypark #willcounty
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Prime Healthcare to acquire Franciscan Health Olympia Fields
Franciscan Alliance announced Friday it will sell Franciscan Heal…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Healthcare #blueisland #Business #calumetcity #chicagoheights #CookCounty #countryclubhills #dailysouthtown #dolton #frankfort #harvey #Health #homerglen #Illinois #localnews #lockport #markham #mokena #OakLawn #orlandpark #palosheights #paloshills #tinleypark #willcounty
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Golf groups hope to save Calumet Country Club’s golf
Two golf organizations, the Chicago District Golf Association and the Donald Ross Society…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Golf #blueisland #calumetcity #chicagoheights #CookCounty #countryclubhills #dailysouthtown #dolton #frankfort #harvey #homerglen #Illinois #localnews #lockport #markham #mokena #OakLawn #orlandpark #palosheights #paloshills #Sports #tinleypark #willcounty
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/387860/ -
Golf groups hope to save Calumet Country Club’s golf
Two golf organizations, the Chicago District Golf Association and the Donald Ross Society…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Golf #blueisland #calumetcity #chicagoheights #CookCounty #countryclubhills #dailysouthtown #dolton #frankfort #harvey #homerglen #Illinois #localnews #lockport #markham #mokena #OakLawn #orlandpark #palosheights #paloshills #Sports #tinleypark #willcounty
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#OTD (Nov 30) in 1928, bootlegger Joseph #Martino is fatally shot outside his #ChicagoHeights soft drink parlor.
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#OTD (Nov 30) in 1928, bootlegger Joseph #Martino is fatally shot outside his #ChicagoHeights soft drink parlor.
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#OTD (Nov 30) in 1928, bootlegger Joseph #Martino is fatally shot outside his #ChicagoHeights soft drink parlor.
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#OTD (Nov 30) in 1928, bootlegger Joseph #Martino is fatally shot outside his #ChicagoHeights soft drink parlor.
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#OTD (Nov 30) in 1928, bootlegger Joseph #Martino is fatally shot outside his #ChicagoHeights soft drink parlor.
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/157485/ Homewood connection to radio history gains national audience #Arts #BlueIsland #Business #CalumetCity #ChicagoHeights #CookCounty #CountryClubHills #DailySouthtown #dolton #Éire #Entertainment #frankfort #harvey #history #HomerGlen #IE #illinois #Ireland #LocalNews #lockport #markham #mokena #Music #News #OakLawn #OrlandPark #PalosHeights #PalosHills #Technology #ThingsToDo #TinleyPark #TvAndStreaming #WillCounty
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Will County OKs $10 million levy for mental health grants
The Will County Board on Thursday…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #america #aurorabeacon-news #blueisland #calumetcity #chicagoheights #CookCounty #countryclubhills #dailysouthtown #Dolton #Entertainment #frankfort #harvey #health #homerglen #illinois #LocalNews #lockport #markham #mokena #napervillesun #News #oaklawn #orlandpark #palosheights #paloshills #sports #tinleypark #unitedstatesofamerica #will-county
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Palos Hospital process targets treatment-resistant depression
Sarah Praski makes no secret that sh…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Mentalhealth #blueisland #Business #calumetcity #chicagoheights #CookCounty #countryclubhills #dailysouthtown #dolton #frankfort #harvey #Health #homerglen #Illinois #localnews #lockport #markham #MentalHealth #mokena #OakLawn #orlandpark #palosheights #paloshills #Technology #tinleypark #willcounty
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/219988/ -
Palos Hospital process targets treatment-resistant depression
Sarah Praski makes no secret that sh…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Mentalhealth #blueisland #Business #calumetcity #chicagoheights #CookCounty #countryclubhills #dailysouthtown #dolton #frankfort #harvey #Health #homerglen #Illinois #localnews #lockport #markham #MentalHealth #mokena #OakLawn #orlandpark #palosheights #paloshills #Technology #tinleypark #willcounty
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Southland Prep singers serenade White Sox, Palos festival https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/323934/ #Baseball #BlueIsland #CalumetCity #Chicago #ChicagoHeights #ChicagoWhiteSox #ChicagoWhiteSox #CookCounty #CountryClubHills #DailySouthtown #dolton #frankfort #Harvey #HomerGlen #Illinois #LocalNews #lockport #markham #MLB #mokena #OakLawn #OrlandPark #PalosHeights #PalosHills #TinleyPark #WhiteSox #WhiteSox #WillCounty
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Orland Park passes Israel-Hamas ceasefire resolution https://www.byteseu.com/1348584/ #BlueIsland #CalumetCity #ChicagoHeights #Conflicts #CookCounty #CountryClubHills #DailySouthtown #harvey #Illinois #Israel #LocalNews #markham #OakLawn #OrlandPark #PalosHeights #PalosHills #TinleyPark
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#ChicagoHeights '#ZFarm' helping #UrbanGrowersCollective battle #FoodInsecurity
'We're encouraging everybody to join us to grow 10% of your own food'
By Cheryl Scott and Blanca Rios, Thursday, June 19, 2025
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. (WLS) -- "Protecting the planet can start with the food you put on the table.
" 'Just thinking about how many miles it took for that tomato to come to your plate and all the energy that is consumed along the way for that tomato, that in the end, doesn't really taste that good,' said Ericka Allen.
"Allen is the CEO of Urban Growers Collective. The Black and women-led nonprofit helps to provide locally-grown food to the South and West sides of the city, through its seven urban farms.
"But #UGC's footprint just got a whole lot bigger after acquiring access to a 42-acre farm in south suburban Chicago Heights. About 30 of those acres are arable land, said Allen.
" 'This is a farm that we're calling Z-farm, formerly the Zeldenrust Farm,' said Allen. 'Now we can spread out here and grow so much more food and also create more food security, with food coming back into the city. So we're not relying on having to ship food from across the country.'
"One seed at a time, UGC will start growing everything from collard greens to pumpkins on just five of Z-farm's acres for the first couple of years. The rest of the land will be covered with black-seeded sunflowers come harvest time.
"And for the first time, they now have access to heated hoop houses.
" 'For us to have a little bit of heat means we can extend those tomatoes all the way through Christmas, all the way into the new year. That means that we can start peas in January,' said Allen.
"UGC is also making sure future generations learn to grow their own food.
" 'We're teaching, basic skills. Transplanting to seeding, to harvesting, and eventually going to sell it to the community,' said Urban Growers Collective Director of Farming Malcolm Evans.
"Evans, a Chicago native, trains interns, staffers, and community members, some who don't have easy access to grocery stores.
" 'A lot of these are #FoodDesert neighborhoods,' said Evans. 'A lot of these communities don't have access to healthy foods and don't have food affordable to them so they have to travel miles away.'
"But UGC is hoping to change that narrative.
" 'We're encouraging everybody to join us to grow 10% of your own food, to purchase 10% of your own food, to make a positive impact on #ClimateChange, and just to have a more secure food shed.'
"Even if that means getting a little extra help from a neighbor.
" 'If somebody's growing a ton of zucchini down the street and they want to give you some zucchini, take that zucchini, make five things out of it. That's #FoodSecurity,' said Allen.
"Aspiring gardeners can stop by the Z-Farm's onsite nursery every weekend to purchase seedlings to grow at home.
"And come harvest time, people can drive up to the curbside farmstand to purchase vegetables."
#SolarPunkSunday #UrbanGardening #UrbanFarming #Farmstands #Illinois #GrowYourOwn #BlackOwnedBusiness #WomenOwnedBusiness #Gardeners #GardeningEducation #FoodDeserts #ChicagoIL
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#ChicagoHeights '#ZFarm' helping #UrbanGrowersCollective battle #FoodInsecurity
'We're encouraging everybody to join us to grow 10% of your own food'
By Cheryl Scott and Blanca Rios, Thursday, June 19, 2025
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. (WLS) -- "Protecting the planet can start with the food you put on the table.
" 'Just thinking about how many miles it took for that tomato to come to your plate and all the energy that is consumed along the way for that tomato, that in the end, doesn't really taste that good,' said Ericka Allen.
"Allen is the CEO of Urban Growers Collective. The Black and women-led nonprofit helps to provide locally-grown food to the South and West sides of the city, through its seven urban farms.
"But #UGC's footprint just got a whole lot bigger after acquiring access to a 42-acre farm in south suburban Chicago Heights. About 30 of those acres are arable land, said Allen.
" 'This is a farm that we're calling Z-farm, formerly the Zeldenrust Farm,' said Allen. 'Now we can spread out here and grow so much more food and also create more food security, with food coming back into the city. So we're not relying on having to ship food from across the country.'
"One seed at a time, UGC will start growing everything from collard greens to pumpkins on just five of Z-farm's acres for the first couple of years. The rest of the land will be covered with black-seeded sunflowers come harvest time.
"And for the first time, they now have access to heated hoop houses.
" 'For us to have a little bit of heat means we can extend those tomatoes all the way through Christmas, all the way into the new year. That means that we can start peas in January,' said Allen.
"UGC is also making sure future generations learn to grow their own food.
" 'We're teaching, basic skills. Transplanting to seeding, to harvesting, and eventually going to sell it to the community,' said Urban Growers Collective Director of Farming Malcolm Evans.
"Evans, a Chicago native, trains interns, staffers, and community members, some who don't have easy access to grocery stores.
" 'A lot of these are #FoodDesert neighborhoods,' said Evans. 'A lot of these communities don't have access to healthy foods and don't have food affordable to them so they have to travel miles away.'
"But UGC is hoping to change that narrative.
" 'We're encouraging everybody to join us to grow 10% of your own food, to purchase 10% of your own food, to make a positive impact on #ClimateChange, and just to have a more secure food shed.'
"Even if that means getting a little extra help from a neighbor.
" 'If somebody's growing a ton of zucchini down the street and they want to give you some zucchini, take that zucchini, make five things out of it. That's #FoodSecurity,' said Allen.
"Aspiring gardeners can stop by the Z-Farm's onsite nursery every weekend to purchase seedlings to grow at home.
"And come harvest time, people can drive up to the curbside farmstand to purchase vegetables."
#SolarPunkSunday #UrbanGardening #UrbanFarming #Farmstands #Illinois #GrowYourOwn #BlackOwnedBusiness #WomenOwnedBusiness #Gardeners #GardeningEducation #FoodDeserts #ChicagoIL
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#ChicagoHeights '#ZFarm' helping #UrbanGrowersCollective battle #FoodInsecurity
'We're encouraging everybody to join us to grow 10% of your own food'
By Cheryl Scott and Blanca Rios, Thursday, June 19, 2025
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. (WLS) -- "Protecting the planet can start with the food you put on the table.
" 'Just thinking about how many miles it took for that tomato to come to your plate and all the energy that is consumed along the way for that tomato, that in the end, doesn't really taste that good,' said Ericka Allen.
"Allen is the CEO of Urban Growers Collective. The Black and women-led nonprofit helps to provide locally-grown food to the South and West sides of the city, through its seven urban farms.
"But #UGC's footprint just got a whole lot bigger after acquiring access to a 42-acre farm in south suburban Chicago Heights. About 30 of those acres are arable land, said Allen.
" 'This is a farm that we're calling Z-farm, formerly the Zeldenrust Farm,' said Allen. 'Now we can spread out here and grow so much more food and also create more food security, with food coming back into the city. So we're not relying on having to ship food from across the country.'
"One seed at a time, UGC will start growing everything from collard greens to pumpkins on just five of Z-farm's acres for the first couple of years. The rest of the land will be covered with black-seeded sunflowers come harvest time.
"And for the first time, they now have access to heated hoop houses.
" 'For us to have a little bit of heat means we can extend those tomatoes all the way through Christmas, all the way into the new year. That means that we can start peas in January,' said Allen.
"UGC is also making sure future generations learn to grow their own food.
" 'We're teaching, basic skills. Transplanting to seeding, to harvesting, and eventually going to sell it to the community,' said Urban Growers Collective Director of Farming Malcolm Evans.
"Evans, a Chicago native, trains interns, staffers, and community members, some who don't have easy access to grocery stores.
" 'A lot of these are #FoodDesert neighborhoods,' said Evans. 'A lot of these communities don't have access to healthy foods and don't have food affordable to them so they have to travel miles away.'
"But UGC is hoping to change that narrative.
" 'We're encouraging everybody to join us to grow 10% of your own food, to purchase 10% of your own food, to make a positive impact on #ClimateChange, and just to have a more secure food shed.'
"Even if that means getting a little extra help from a neighbor.
" 'If somebody's growing a ton of zucchini down the street and they want to give you some zucchini, take that zucchini, make five things out of it. That's #FoodSecurity,' said Allen.
"Aspiring gardeners can stop by the Z-Farm's onsite nursery every weekend to purchase seedlings to grow at home.
"And come harvest time, people can drive up to the curbside farmstand to purchase vegetables."
#SolarPunkSunday #UrbanGardening #UrbanFarming #Farmstands #Illinois #GrowYourOwn #BlackOwnedBusiness #WomenOwnedBusiness #Gardeners #GardeningEducation #FoodDeserts #ChicagoIL
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#ChicagoHeights '#ZFarm' helping #UrbanGrowersCollective battle #FoodInsecurity
'We're encouraging everybody to join us to grow 10% of your own food'
By Cheryl Scott and Blanca Rios, Thursday, June 19, 2025
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. (WLS) -- "Protecting the planet can start with the food you put on the table.
" 'Just thinking about how many miles it took for that tomato to come to your plate and all the energy that is consumed along the way for that tomato, that in the end, doesn't really taste that good,' said Ericka Allen.
"Allen is the CEO of Urban Growers Collective. The Black and women-led nonprofit helps to provide locally-grown food to the South and West sides of the city, through its seven urban farms.
"But #UGC's footprint just got a whole lot bigger after acquiring access to a 42-acre farm in south suburban Chicago Heights. About 30 of those acres are arable land, said Allen.
" 'This is a farm that we're calling Z-farm, formerly the Zeldenrust Farm,' said Allen. 'Now we can spread out here and grow so much more food and also create more food security, with food coming back into the city. So we're not relying on having to ship food from across the country.'
"One seed at a time, UGC will start growing everything from collard greens to pumpkins on just five of Z-farm's acres for the first couple of years. The rest of the land will be covered with black-seeded sunflowers come harvest time.
"And for the first time, they now have access to heated hoop houses.
" 'For us to have a little bit of heat means we can extend those tomatoes all the way through Christmas, all the way into the new year. That means that we can start peas in January,' said Allen.
"UGC is also making sure future generations learn to grow their own food.
" 'We're teaching, basic skills. Transplanting to seeding, to harvesting, and eventually going to sell it to the community,' said Urban Growers Collective Director of Farming Malcolm Evans.
"Evans, a Chicago native, trains interns, staffers, and community members, some who don't have easy access to grocery stores.
" 'A lot of these are #FoodDesert neighborhoods,' said Evans. 'A lot of these communities don't have access to healthy foods and don't have food affordable to them so they have to travel miles away.'
"But UGC is hoping to change that narrative.
" 'We're encouraging everybody to join us to grow 10% of your own food, to purchase 10% of your own food, to make a positive impact on #ClimateChange, and just to have a more secure food shed.'
"Even if that means getting a little extra help from a neighbor.
" 'If somebody's growing a ton of zucchini down the street and they want to give you some zucchini, take that zucchini, make five things out of it. That's #FoodSecurity,' said Allen.
"Aspiring gardeners can stop by the Z-Farm's onsite nursery every weekend to purchase seedlings to grow at home.
"And come harvest time, people can drive up to the curbside farmstand to purchase vegetables."
#SolarPunkSunday #UrbanGardening #UrbanFarming #Farmstands #Illinois #GrowYourOwn #BlackOwnedBusiness #WomenOwnedBusiness #Gardeners #GardeningEducation #FoodDeserts #ChicagoIL
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#ChicagoHeights '#ZFarm' helping #UrbanGrowersCollective battle #FoodInsecurity
'We're encouraging everybody to join us to grow 10% of your own food'
By Cheryl Scott and Blanca Rios, Thursday, June 19, 2025
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. (WLS) -- "Protecting the planet can start with the food you put on the table.
" 'Just thinking about how many miles it took for that tomato to come to your plate and all the energy that is consumed along the way for that tomato, that in the end, doesn't really taste that good,' said Ericka Allen.
"Allen is the CEO of Urban Growers Collective. The Black and women-led nonprofit helps to provide locally-grown food to the South and West sides of the city, through its seven urban farms.
"But #UGC's footprint just got a whole lot bigger after acquiring access to a 42-acre farm in south suburban Chicago Heights. About 30 of those acres are arable land, said Allen.
" 'This is a farm that we're calling Z-farm, formerly the Zeldenrust Farm,' said Allen. 'Now we can spread out here and grow so much more food and also create more food security, with food coming back into the city. So we're not relying on having to ship food from across the country.'
"One seed at a time, UGC will start growing everything from collard greens to pumpkins on just five of Z-farm's acres for the first couple of years. The rest of the land will be covered with black-seeded sunflowers come harvest time.
"And for the first time, they now have access to heated hoop houses.
" 'For us to have a little bit of heat means we can extend those tomatoes all the way through Christmas, all the way into the new year. That means that we can start peas in January,' said Allen.
"UGC is also making sure future generations learn to grow their own food.
" 'We're teaching, basic skills. Transplanting to seeding, to harvesting, and eventually going to sell it to the community,' said Urban Growers Collective Director of Farming Malcolm Evans.
"Evans, a Chicago native, trains interns, staffers, and community members, some who don't have easy access to grocery stores.
" 'A lot of these are #FoodDesert neighborhoods,' said Evans. 'A lot of these communities don't have access to healthy foods and don't have food affordable to them so they have to travel miles away.'
"But UGC is hoping to change that narrative.
" 'We're encouraging everybody to join us to grow 10% of your own food, to purchase 10% of your own food, to make a positive impact on #ClimateChange, and just to have a more secure food shed.'
"Even if that means getting a little extra help from a neighbor.
" 'If somebody's growing a ton of zucchini down the street and they want to give you some zucchini, take that zucchini, make five things out of it. That's #FoodSecurity,' said Allen.
"Aspiring gardeners can stop by the Z-Farm's onsite nursery every weekend to purchase seedlings to grow at home.
"And come harvest time, people can drive up to the curbside farmstand to purchase vegetables."
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