Black History Month Winter Farmers Market
February 3rd was an exciting day to kick off Black History Month with special events at Stone Temple Missionary Baptist Church,...
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- Jan 23, 2018
Four Houses of Worship Collaborating for Black History Month Celebration & Winter Farmers Market
Press Release - January 23, 2018 Four congregations in the East Garfield Park and North Lawndale neighborhoods are organizing a Black...
- Dec 29, 2017
The Power of a Green Team: Reflections from New Deliverance Church
My name is Cheri Wilson Chappelle, and I am a Green Team leader at New Deliverance Church in Chicago. I am honored to share what Faith in...
- Sep 28, 2017
The Power of the Monarch Butterfly
The Monarch Butterfly, the Illinois State insect, is a powerful and important pollinator, whose habitat has been threatened. The...
- Sep 5, 2017
St. Mark's Episcopal Church: Community Voices for Sustainable Change
The process of building a community's regard for values of sustainability and Earth Care begins with a voice of advocacy for those...
- Jul 28, 2017
Migration & Me Honored as Force of Nature Award Winner
Faith in Place's innovative Migration & Me Program was honored yesterday as a recipient of the Force of Nature Award presented by Chicago...
- Jun 2, 2017
A Groundbreaking Garden
More than 40 giant fabric bins filled with soil are the home of a unique new garden at Wesley United Methodist Church (UMC) in Urbana....
- Mar 9, 2017
A Green Haven at Trinity United Church of Christ
It’s happening on the south side of Chicago! Strawberries, blueberries, black raspberries, plum and cherry tomatoes, peppers, kale,...
- Jun 22, 2016
Migration Celebration at Beaubien Woods
Although temperatures were in the 90’s on Saturday, June 11th, over 500 adults and children attended the Forest Preserves of Cook...
- Jun 7, 2016
Meet Cyndy Ash of Jubilee Farms
Farmer Cyndy Ash greeted me as I turned off the road near Clinton, at the base of a gentle hill, "Welcome to Jubilee Farms!" I parked the...
- Mar 10, 2016
March Brings Chances to Celebrate Good Local Food
Dazzling and drool-worthy are two words that come to mind as I survey the food and information prospects at the forthcoming Good Food...
- Jan 26, 2016
Food for Thought: Workshops at Food Justice & Sustainability Weekend
This week we welcome a guest blog post from Marcia Z. Nelson, who is studying for her Masters of Divinity degree from the Earlham School...
- Sep 28, 2015
Leading the Way with LEED Synagogue
The Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation (JRC) in Evanston is a remarkable congregation serving the Earth and its people. In 1998, the...
- Aug 17, 2015
From Growing Pains to Growing Produce
Vernon Park Church of God (Lynwood, IL) Vernon Park Church of God was experiencing growing pains. Through hard work, a commitment to...
- Aug 10, 2015
Growing Grace
St. Matthew Lutheran Church (Urbana, IL) St. Matthew Lutheran Church of Urbana has always felt like part of its mission is to feed the...
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