Articles by Lori Rotenberk
Lori Rotenberk is a Chicago-based journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Times, The Boston Globe, Chicago Wilderness Magazine, and the Chicago Sun-Times. She is also also wild about nature. Follow her on Twitter.
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Curtain kale: Farmers get jiggy with it to support local CSAs
What’s the matter, farmer? Down on your luck? Pick up a pitchfork -- or better yet, put on some knee socks and roller skates -- and do some interpretive dance.
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Back to the land again: Folk schools teach skills for modern-day survival
A new generation of homesteaders heads to the woods to learn about beekeeping, artisanal bread making, how to make an electric car -- you know, the basics.
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Rahm Emanuel to Chicago: Eat your f^%$ing veggies!
If Mayor Rahm Emanuel has his way, his new Recipe for Healthy Places will put locally grown fruits and vegetables within reach for all Chicago's residents.
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Death from above: Chicago’s bird casualties offer clues on climate change
Angry, or just confused, birds launch themselves into Chicago’s skyscrapers in an apparent effort to tell us we’re screwing up the planet.
