Angelic Organics Learning Center (and Partners!) In The News

 

 

2012:

 

Volunteers pick up near Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum

(Rockford Register Star, April 2012)

 

New Farming Website by Illinois Radio Network

(WBGZ Radio, April 2012)

 

Angelic Organics Learning Center Making a Difference

(BD Imports Blog, March 2012)

 

Springtime on the farm = new life by Will O'Brien

(Beloit Daily News, March 2012)

 

Group hatches chickens plans by Will O'Brien

(Beloit Daily News, March 2012)

 

Voices from the Field: Roots & Wings, Rockford, IL

(WhyHunger, March 2012)

 

Farmers are the New Movie Stars by Jody Osmund

(The Local Beet, February 2012)

 

Expanding the Horizon of Illinois Grain, Breslin Farms of Ottawa by Monica Kass Rogers

(Edible Chicago, Winter 2012)

 

Eco Advocates on an ambitious journey of self discovery by Katie Townsend

(Rockford Register Star, 2/11/12)

 

2011: 

 

Sprouting Hope at Buddy House by Lutheran Social Services of Illinois

(Eye on LSSI, Fall 2011)

 

Long Grove man's business is chicken feed by Laura Bollin

(Sun Times Media, 11/14/2011)

 

Walk on the Wild Side: A Tour of Chicago's Chicken Coops by Patty Wetli

(Center Square Journal, 10/7/11)

 

Raising chickens legal in Chicago, and people are crowing about it by Kara Spak

(Chicago Sun Times, 8/13/2011)

 

Plants Sprout, Justice Served in Chicago's Little Village by Terra Brockman

(Edible Chicago, Spring 2011)

 

 

2010:

 

Thank you for being a hen by Nic Halverson

(Mindful Metropolis, November 2010)

 

Southwest Rockford gardens grow food for the community by Marissa Sherer

(KTIV, 10/29/10)

 

Organic farm produce to show up in unlikely spots this summer by Monica Eng
Featuring two of the Learning Center’s CRAFT
 network members farms, Scotch Hill Farm and Harvest Moon Farms

(Chicago Tribune, 4/24/2010)

 

2009:

Caledonia’s Angelic Organics to share $750,000 grant by Betsy Lopez Fritscher
(Rockford Register Star, 11/5/2009)

 

Building With Whole Trees by Anne Raver

Featuring The Learning Center's Whole Tree architect Roald Gunderson.
(The New York Times, 11/4/2009)

 

Farming in Lake County by Kathy Gresey
Featuring AOLC Farmer Training Graduate Meg Runyan.

(The Lake County Journal, 7/2/2009)

2008:

 

The Daily Herald features AOLC's On-Farm educational programs. 

Worms Eat Everything In Their Path by Hope Babowice

(Daily Hearld, 11/5/2008)

 

Community Gardens Grow All Sorts of Skill by Amy J. Van Horn

(Rockford Register Star, 7/31/08)

 

Organic Education Helps Grow City Folks Into Farmers by Nate Legue

(Rockford Register Star, 7/14/08)

 

Learning from a farm: Angelic Organics program lets kids connect to farmlife by Hillary Gavan

(Beloit Daily News, 6/14/08)

 

 

Fun on the Farm: Summer Day Camps for Kids by Constance McCarthy

(Rock River Times, 6/11/08-6/17/08)

 

Weather Trouble for Veggie Farmers by Adriene Hill

Second story in a series profiling AOLC Stateline Farm Beginnings^® graduates Julia and Tood McDonald

(Chicago Public Radio WBEZ-91.5 FM, 6/11/08)

 

Chicago Public Radio features AOLC Stateline Farm Beginnings^® graduates Julia and Tood McDonald

Young McDonalds Have a Farm by Adriene Hill

(Chicago Public Radio WBEZ-91.5 FM, 4/29/08)

 

Taught the Farm: Angelic Organics' agriculture classes are the cream of their crop by Madeline Nusser

(Time Out Chicago, 2/21/08-2/27/08)

 

Places + Prices: Feast for the Senses

(Conde Nast Traveler, February 2008)

 

2007:

 

Opponents Squawk Over Chicken Ordinance by Jennifer Slosar

(ChiTown Daily News, 12/11/07)

 

Los Milagros Del Granjero John by Carlos Fresneda

(El Mundo, 11/10/07)

 

Organic Beginnings by Mercedee Renz

(Goodness Greeness' The Organic Times, 1/19/07)

 

Seeds of Change by Judy Sutton Taylor

(Time Out Chicago, 5/11/06-5/18/06)

 

 

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For Media Inquiries, Contact:
Corinne Henry, Director of Development & Communications
Angelic Organics Learning Center
6400 S Kimbark Ave
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: 773.288.5462
Fax: 425.969.0317
Email: corinne@learngrowconnect.org