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The Goat Gaurdian Guild – Sunday April 29th
The following invitation comes from Root-Riot friend and partner Carolyn Ioder. For the last several years she has been building a herd of milking goats that divide their time between Harambee and Garfield Park. She is inviting people to partipate in the Goat Gaurdian Guild and learn the skill joys of raising milking goats. …
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Harambee 2013- The year of the fence.
Hi Everyone, While the National Weather Service doesn’t seem to know it, we are now officially in Spring. Gardening season is just around the corner and I want to share some news with you. I spoke with Dave Doig earlier this month and he is confident that the garden space will be available for at…
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Your are invited: WBEZ: “Eating with Understanding and Gratitude: Rethinking our Relationship to Food”
“Eating with Understanding and Gratitude: Rethinking our Relationship to Food” Poet and essayist Wendell Berry strongly believes “small-scale farming is essential to healthy local economies, and that strong local economies are essential to the survival of the species and the well-being of the planet.” So what can we as city people do to address the…
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Harambee Goats featured on WBEZ
Carolyn Ioder was recently covered by WBEZ in a story about her backyard farm and inspiring vision for urban agriculture. Also featured in the story was Urban Chicken Jennifer Murtoff. You can read the extensive story on the WBEZ website. Congratulations to Carolyn, Jennifer and the wider Root-Riot community for helping to inspire this wonderful story.
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Goats in the City
Get a firsthand experience of the famous Harambee Goats. One of the earliest domesticated animals, goats have been providing for human beings for thousands of years. Join us for a chance to participate in a unique project that is exploring the role goats can play in both vacant lots and your own back yard. You…
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Harambee Barter Day!! July 31, 4-7pm
I want to invite you to spread the word about a unique Barter event that Root-Riot is going to be hosting at Harambee Garden. “Harambee Barter Day” will bring people together to discover the unique resources possessed by the community around them. The Event will be held on Sunday July 31st from 4-7PM. We are…
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What’s on Your Plate?
A screening of the film “What’s on Your Plate” will be shown at the Austin Town Hall Auditorium, 5610 W. Lake St., Chicago, at 12pm on June 18th, 2011. Here’s a link to the trailer, http://www.whatsonyourplateproject.org/about/watch. This event is open to anyone, but is especially a great opportunity for parents and their children. It is…
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The Hosta Happening; A Heifer Foundation Event
The Hosta Happening Rich’s Foxwillow Pines 11618 McConnell Rd., Woodstock, IL 60098 815-338-7442 or coniflora@aol.com Saturday, June 11, 2011 9:00 am to 4:00 pm The Hosta Happening has hundreds of varieties of hostas for sale to benefit Heifer Foundation. All hostas one gallon or smaller are $5.00! Heifer International (HI) is a non-profit, humanitarian organization dedicated…
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Spring Clean-Up; Austin Community
Spring Clean-Up Austin Community Saturday, May 14, 2011 10am – 5pm Community Activist Roman Morrow is organizing this effort to clean vacant lots and alleys in the Austin neighborhood. To volunteer or for more information please contact Roman Morrow at 312-618-5664 or RomanMorrow@yahoo.com.
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Health Check-up on Lake Michigan
Health Check-up on Lake Michigan Are Asian Carp in Lake Michigan? Will Alberta Tar Sands Refining impact the Lake? Come Hear the Head of Lake Michigan EPA speak at Oak Park Main Library May 4 at 7pm Judy Beck has managed the United States Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Lake Michigan Team since October 1995. In this…
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