Public Wild Yeast workshops

Learn some basics about wild yeast through bread making, pickling and the fermentation of honey. Free (reservation required).

SOURDOUGH – Thursday, November 16, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. PICKLES – Sunday, November 19, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. MEAD – Wednesday, November 29, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Nance Klehm is a practitioner of . . . → Read More: Public Wild Yeast workshops

Fresh Picks: Local Organic Delivery

The Chicago Tribune did a nice story last week on Shelly Herman (no relation) and Irv Cernauskas, owners of FreshPicks, local organic delivery.

They live in the city and have connected with a number of local farmers. They deliver $15, $25 and $40 boxes of fresh, organic, in-season produce weekly or every other week, . . . → Read More: Fresh Picks: Local Organic Delivery

The Bleeding Heart Bakery

This post initiates a new category, Green Business. I’d like to start posting not only the names of businesses we think are run in environmentally friendly ways, but also what it is that they are doing that we think is so friendly. We need to define the category, not just fill it up!

So here’s . . . → Read More: The Bleeding Heart Bakery

CSA’s, Farmer’s Markets and More

During the Air & Energy Class, there was a lot of discussion around sustainable argiculture. We’ve located links to lists of Illinois CSA’s (Community Supported Argiculture) and Chicago Farmers Markets.

We’ve also included a hefty paper titled Diet, Energy, and Global Warming which disusses the “Meat vs. Cars” idea brought up during class.

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