Tracey Vowell

As more chefs choose to showcase local, seasonal foods, they depend on farmers like Tracy Vowell and Kathe Roybal from Three Sisters Garden to supply them with the high-quality and sustainably grown foods.
Being the former managing chef of Frontera Grill and Topolobampo, the knowledge of selling to restaurants provides these small farmers with substantially more income than just selling products at farmers markets. The Three Sisters Garden begins their 7th season of producing sustainably raised vegetables, huitlacoche and cut flowers on their farm in Kankakee, Illinois.

About Re-Thinking Soup:
Every Tuesday from 12:00-1:00pm, the Hull-House Museum hosts a modern day soup kitchen that is a public and communal event where we gather together and eat delicious, healthy, soup and have fresh, organic conversation about many of the urgent social, cultural, economic and environmental food issues that we should be addressing.

Jane Addams was the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize and worked on many issues in her life to create the conditions of peace to flourish. We meet in the historic Residents' Dining Hall, where Upton Sinclair, Ida B. Wells, W.E.B. Du Bois, Gertrude Stein and other important social reformers met to share meals and ideas, debate one another, and conspire to change the world. Activists, farmers, doctors, economists, artists, and guest chefs join us each week to present their knowledge, ideas and projects and foster a space where we can move toward solutions.

The mission for the farm reflects our belief that monocultures are undesirable and dangerous for the environment and that promoting a pluralistic society is essential for a healthy democracy. The Heirloom Farm at the Hull-House Museum affirms the link between a healthy, diverse bio-culture that is sustained by varieties of heirloom fruits and vegetables, and a vibrant and diverse culture in society, promoted by artisans, farmers, ethnic restaurants and markets and by the people who support these spaces.

Schedule

2/9 - Three Sisters Garden - Tracey Vowell - Owner and Farmer for Three Sisters Garden

2/16 Heirloom Fruit - Peter Klein - Owner and Farmer of Seedling Orchard

2/23 Climate Change on Small Farms and Energy Use - Pamela Martin - Assistant Professor, Department of the Geophysical Sciences at University of Chicago

3/2 - C3 - Chicago Conservation Corp Britt Willey - Explorer Track Coordinator
Chicago Conservation Corps othwise known as C3. C3 is a program that trains community leaders, teachers and students in land, air, water and energy conservation techniques. Volunteers then take this knowledge and share it with their community as they implement an educational workshop or event, while receiving ongoing support and resources from C3 staff each step of the way. In the past, volnteers have lead workshops on vermicomposting, weatherization techniques and rain barrel distribution and installation to name a few. You can also find a lot more information on our website at www.chicagoconservationcorps.org

3/9 - SCARCE - Executive Director - Kay McKeen
SCARCE is dedicated to educating students, teachers, residents, businesses, and the general public to conserve natural resources and energy, prevent pollution, reduce waste, recycle, and compost organic materials, so that together we can make a difference; we can protect the environment and work toward a sustainable future for our community. Through that endeavor, we have established six Rescue Programs -- Book Rescue, Tools For Schools, Super Crayon Project, Gym Shoe Rescue, Cell Phone Rescue & Inkjet Cartridge Rescue. The Book Rescue and the Tools For Schools Programs divert books and other school & office supplies from landfills and providing them to schools, organizations & children in need.

3/16 - DOA - Department of Agriculture Chicago representative Kerry Lofton

3/23 - No Soup - Spring Break

3/30 - Nice Cream

3/6 - Resource Center - Ken Dunn

4/13 - TBA

4/20 - TBA

4/27 - Organic Valley - Kelly Gibson

YES WE CAN!
For information about volunteer opportunities for Re-Thinking Soup or the Community Farm and Garden project, please contact Kelly Saulsberry at ksuzanne@uic.edu or 312.355.4683

Download a volunteer form.

BE AN URBAN FARMER!
To help with farming please go here: Farming Schedule and Information!

Please join us in the historic Residents' Dining Hall, where Upton Sinclair, Ida B. Wells,
W.E.B. Du Bois, Gertrude Stein and other important social reformers met to share meals and ideals, debate one another, and conspire to change the world. Activists, farmers, doctors, economists, artists, and guest chefs will join us each week to present their ideas and projects.

The bread is provided by Nicole Bergere, who grinds the grains and uses all natural ingredients and no preservatives for her baked creations. Please visit her website here http://www.nicolescrackers.com/index.html.


	February 9 Soup of the day: Three Sisters Black Bean Speaker of the day:Tracey Vowell

Tracey Vowell As more chefs choose to showcase local, seasonal foods, they depend on farmers like Tracy Vowell and Kathe Roybal from Three Sisters Garden to supply them with the high-quality and sustainably grown foods. Being the former managing chef of Frontera Grill and Topolobampo, the knowledge of selling to restaurants provides these small farmers with substantially more income than just selling products at farmers markets. The Three Sisters Garden begins their 7th season of producing sustainably raised vegetables, huitlacoche and cut flowers on their farm in Kankakee, Illinois. About Re-Thinking Soup: Every Tuesday from 12:00-1:00pm, the Hull-House Museum hosts a modern day soup kitchen that is a public and communal event where we gather together and eat delicious, healthy, soup and have fresh, organic conversation about many of the urgent social, cultural, economic and environmental food issues that we should be addressing. Jane Addams was the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize and worked on many issues in her life to create the conditions of peace to flourish. We meet in the historic Residents' Dining Hall, where Upton Sinclair, Ida B. Wells, W.E.B. Du Bois, Gertrude Stein and other important social reformers met to share meals and ideas, debate one another, and conspire to change the world. Activists, farmers, doctors, economists, artists, and guest chefs join us each week to present their knowledge, ideas and projects and foster a space where we can move toward solutions. The mission for the farm reflects our belief that monocultures are undesirable and dangerous for the environment and that promoting a pluralistic society is essential for a healthy democracy. The Heirloom Farm at the Hull-House Museum affirms the link between a healthy, diverse bio-culture that is sustained by varieties of heirloom fruits and vegetables, and a vibrant and diverse culture in society, promoted by artisans, farmers, ethnic restaurants and markets and by the people who support these spaces. Schedule 2/9 - Three Sisters Garden - Tracey Vowell - Owner and Farmer for Three Sisters Garden 2/16 Heirloom Fruit - Peter Klein - Owner and Farmer of Seedling Orchard 2/23 Climate Change on Small Farms and Energy Use - Pamela Martin - Assistant Professor, Department of the Geophysical Sciences at University of Chicago 3/2 - C3 - Chicago Conservation Corp Britt Willey - Explorer Track Coordinator Chicago Conservation Corps othwise known as C3. C3 is a program that trains community leaders, teachers and students in land, air, water and energy conservation techniques. Volunteers then take this knowledge and share it with their community as they implement an educational workshop or event, while receiving ongoing support and resources from C3 staff each step of the way. In the past, volnteers have lead workshops on vermicomposting, weatherization techniques and rain barrel distribution and installation to name a few. You can also find a lot more information on our website at www.chicagoconservationcorps.org 3/9 - SCARCE - Executive Director - Kay McKeen SCARCE is dedicated to educating students, teachers, residents, businesses, and the general public to conserve natural resources and energy, prevent pollution, reduce waste, recycle, and compost organic materials, so that together we can make a difference; we can protect the environment and work toward a sustainable future for our community. Through that endeavor, we have established six Rescue Programs -- Book Rescue, Tools For Schools, Super Crayon Project, Gym Shoe Rescue, Cell Phone Rescue & Inkjet Cartridge Rescue. The Book Rescue and the Tools For Schools Programs divert books and other school & office supplies from landfills and providing them to schools, organizations & children in need. 3/16 - DOA - Department of Agriculture Chicago representative Kerry Lofton 3/23 - No Soup - Spring Break 3/30 - Nice Cream 3/6 - Resource Center - Ken Dunn 4/13 - TBA 4/20 - TBA 4/27 - Organic Valley - Kelly Gibson YES WE CAN! For information about volunteer opportunities for Re-Thinking Soup or the Community Farm and Garden project, please contact Kelly Saulsberry at ksuzanne@uic.edu or 312.355.4683 Download a volunteer form. BE AN URBAN FARMER! To help with farming please go here: Farming Schedule and Information! Please join us in the historic Residents' Dining Hall, where Upton Sinclair, Ida B. Wells, W.E.B. Du Bois, Gertrude Stein and other important social reformers met to share meals and ideals, debate one another, and conspire to change the world. Activists, farmers, doctors, economists, artists, and guest chefs will join us each week to present their ideas and projects. The bread is provided by Nicole Bergere, who grinds the grains and uses all natural ingredients and no preservatives for her baked creations. Please visit her website here http://www.nicolescrackers.com/index.html.