Friends, families and neighbors of Evanston Township High School are invited to a Community Garden Walk on Sept. 26 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Edible Acre, a farm-to-school garden program that procures organic produce and provides learning experiences, as well as leadership and job opportunities, for ETHS students. The event, from 5:30 to […]

On the evening of July 19, the parking lot of the Family Focus building, 2010 Dewey Ave., will be transformed into a farm to table community dining experience. Approximately 100 guests will gather under fairy lights at communal tables overlooking the Foster Street Garden that sits on a narrow plot at the north end of […]

Morgan Simmons walks along the winding brick path of his garden sharing tales of the plants as if each one is an old friend recently returned from a long trip. “Almost everything in this garden has a story,” he says. “This one traveled all the way from Pennsylvania. The Camellia over here is from my […]

Located behind the Family Focus building, 2010 Dewey Ave., a long and narrow plot of overgrown grasses and weeds has been transformed into a thriving urban garden thanks to the collaboration between Family Focus and Evanston Food Exchange, a non-profit organization with a mission to reduce hunger and poverty in Evanston.  The Foster Street Urban […]

The Evanston Public Library has partnered with Meals at Home, a meal delivery service that supports the homebound, the elderly, the disabled and others unable to care for their nutritional needs, to present a series of events addressing the issue of food insecurity in Evanston.  In the third installment of the four-part series, speakers highlighted […]

Five historic Evanston women stopped by the Stone Terrace, the bed-and-breakfast at 1622 Forest Place, for tea and crumpets on April 22.   The “Tour and Tea” event, hosted by innkeepers Tom and Sue Zipprich, was open to the public for a ticket price of $40 per person. Guests were treated to an hour-long presentation […]

The National Vegetarian Museum’s traveling exhibit has been making its way around the Chicagoland area and has landed at the Evanston Public Library as part of the Local Art@EPL program. “What Does it Mean to be Vegetarian?” will be on display through April 2. The exhibit consists of three large panels each showcasing an aspect […]