Harris FoPo

03/10/2016

Gotham Green's take on clearing hurdles that can often block redevelopment

https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160310/pullman/can-strategy-that-brought-gotham-greens-pullman-help-revive-south-side

KONKOL: The "world's largest rooftop farm" is helping business boom at the old Ryerson Steel site.

03/03/2016

Harris FoPo volunteer day at GCFD!

01/20/2016

Calling all FoPo members and alumni in Chicago! Become an Advocates for Urban Agriculture Ward Ambassador and influence city staff and alderman with your knowledge on urban ag issues. Learn more and RSVP to the Project Launch here:

RSVP by Tuesday, January 19. If you can't attend on January 26 but want to stay on the Ward Ambassadors list, check the 2nd box. Questions? Leave them below so that we can respond efficiently. THANKS and we hope to see many of you at the Launch!

12/17/2015

Seasons Greetings! Check out our December newsletter to learn about volunteering with FoPo and new job opportunities!

Rolling Basis Mentors are needed for the UChicago Sustainable Food Enterprise Lab, an undergrad practicum in the Environmental Studies program during the Winter quarter. In the practicum, student teams will do consulting projects for clients (see below), focusing on the connection between food busin…

12/01/2015

On this we would like to share a charitable campaign by Fortify, a nonprofit founded by Harris alum Nancy Martin (MPP '11) which is working towards adding iron to everyday foods in developing countries.

Find our more and donate here: http://igg.me/at/FortifyAfrica

Contribute today or share with friends.

11/29/2015

Don't forget to RSVP for our Internships Lunch Panel this Tuesday, Dec 1! Hear from current students & alumni on what it's like to work in food policy. http://goo.gl/forms/wHMAAPKL3i

11/26/2015

Happy Thanksgiving from FoPo! After you feast with family and friends today, we hope you read these tips on how to reduce holiday food waste before throwing those leftovers in the trash.

Thirty-five percent of turkey is wasted. Here's how to keep yours from winding up in a landfill.

11/06/2015

"Brinshore is codeveloping the site with the Michaels Development Organization and the Cabrini-Green Local Advisory Council. The project will contain 84 residential units, 26 of which will be public housing units that contribute to the 700 overall units the CHA promised to build in the area in a legally binding agreement with former residents signed in 2000. The project's 26 affordable units will also apply to the promised overall tally. The remainder of the units will be market.

'We see it as a bridge between the income groups,' Levavi says. 'Everybody loves food, everybody likes getting their hands dirty. There's no such thing as low-income farming. It's just farming.'"

Chicago's oldest farm is moving—again.

11/05/2015

ICYMI: This Washington Post article ft research by Harris Prof Bruce Meyer showing that "exceptionally inaccurate" survey data leads us to underestimate the impact of food stamps and other government assistance programs.

In his NBER study, Meyer finds that "When the numbers are corrected, we see that government programs have about twice the effect that we think they do." Check out the full study here: http://www.nber.org/papers/w21676

An interesting thing happens when you look at what's actually going on.

10/08/2015

ICYMI: Chicago has some crazy food truck regulations. Earlier this week there was a crackdown in the loop. Check out this great article from The Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-gowins/food-truck-bust-in-the-lo_b_8259984.html

No matter what motivated the city to issue tickets to food trucks at this intersection, one thing is clear: Chicago's food-truck rules make it difficult for these entrepreneurs to operate.

10/06/2015

join Advocates for Urban Agriculture this Thurs 10/8 for a Movie & Mingle Night in HP w/ networking, food, & drinks! find out more here: http://auachicago.org/2015/09/29/aua-movie-mingle-night-108-symphony-of-the-soil/

Join us to commemorate 2015 as the International Year of Soils! The night will include: -Screening of the documentary "Symphony of the Soil" -Soil Chat following the film by Lake Street Supp...

09/28/2015

Our first event of the year is this Thursday! Come to our welcome event on October 1 at 12pm (room 140C) to learn more about FoPo.

RSVP to get a count for lunch. RSVP link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1uaqNL0zCJ1t52H5jnK8jzZ6cu1_yNliD8JndZKgvDRg/viewform?c=0&w=1