Fresh Picks Brings Local Food to Chicago’s Doorstep
Chicago residents who want to get serious about eating local and organic food have a number of ways to get their hands on produce with low "food miles" that is grown in an earth-friendly way. In addition to the scores of different farmers’ markets to be found in different neighborhoods throughout the city, dozens of CSA options are available from organic farms in Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana. But what happens after
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One of my favorite things about spring is the opening of our local farmers' markets. Your diet has as much impact on our enviornment as the car you drive, because much of conventionally-grown food travels thousands of miles to get from farm to table. Shopping at your local farmers' market decreases the amount of miles your food travels, supports local agriculture, and supplies your table with food that is almost always fresher and 