Down at the Farms Archives

Uncommon Pandemic Winter

December 12, 2020December 29, 2020 Mike Nowak All Bright Solar, Clean Energy Jobs Act, Down at the Farms, Hopleaf, Illinois Solar Energy Association, Lisa Albrecht, Marty Travis, Michael Cameron, Michael Roper, Peggy Malecki, The Mike Nowak Show, The Path to 100, Uncommon Ground

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It will be a difficult winter for restaurants, taverns and the associated businesses. We talk to Michael Cameron from Uncommon Ground, Michael Roper of Hopleaf, and Marty Travis from Spence Farm about how people in the food industry expect to cope. Lisa Albrecht says that funding for Illinois solar energy projects is about to run out, and what can be done about it.

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Toxic Donuts and Food Deserts

August 29, 2020November 2, 2020 Mike Nowak Austin Harvest, By the Hand Kids Club, Chicago south side toxic donuts, Down at the Farms, eco-influencer, Marty Travis, Matt Wechsler, Natural Resources Defense Council, Peggy Malecki, Southeast Environmental Task Force, The Mike Nowak Show, toxic dump on Lake Michigan, Village Farmstand

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Marty Travis from Spencer Farm and filmmaker Matt Wechsler report on the opening of Village Farmstand, a way to keep farmers in business and give consumers access to local food. Rodney Williams Sr., Azariah Baker and Keith Tankson explain how the Austin Harvest pop up store will provide fresh food to their neighborhood. NRDC’s Gina Ramirez and Peggy Salazar of the Southeast Environmental Task Force are fighting for environmental justice on Chicago’s southeast side.