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<p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">May has been a very exciting month of welcoming people back to our farm! </span></p>
<p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold">All of our community programs have kicked</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold">off </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">and we’re so happy to welcome back our friends from Rose Center, as well as get to know our new interns from Chicago Commons and this semester's students from De Paul. It’s always so inspiring to see how people like to be involved and actively contribute in building this project.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(161,40,127)">This month's successes!</span></p>
<p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">This month has also been one of successes! Our funding request for </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold">Star Farm Production and Food Safety Enhancement for Operational Growth and Career development</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif"> was approved by the Innovative Agriculture Micro-Grants for Chicago (IAM-Chi). Thank you to the University of Illinois Extension, the Illinois Farm Service Agency and the USDA for making this possible. We were also awarded a grant by </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold">The Public Health Fund</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">, a collaborative effort between United Way Metro Chicago and the Chicago Department of Public Health. We're so grateful! Finally, a very nice surprise came in the mail this week. Amy Bizzarri’s wonderful book “</span><a href="https://thrgbthbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001AyehEH4NarWaa2m3Q9nh9-m9J2u05i51h83ZSkOMZME_p9WOdiqrpOccCbTk20B_CDxZY1ieQ5KFUSHqR56aCCBJ6aCjhgdE4fJ2DCJW-tNtW2YXe1Lr4hp87Gzxu85nBEGOEQvrB-HioSM2yKsrI0iK40Mf-8sTaybwl6mVt2sj1KNWc73G0Q==&c=ZxypKuwSuKQhWqFhxicqNGvuQL_KHc-0eb1PH5I-ufLak4PDcAIjXQ==&ch=lu0ixBQZCfO3xEr3J7lFblXmx9KB-WtCTMS2-8pVd05VzSdzIaAiOQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-size:15px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#2c74ff;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">111 places in Chicago that you must not miss</a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">” has Star Farm as one of them, and we can’t be happier. Take a look, it’s an awesome book, and has secret places even for locals! Thank you, Amy for choosing Star Farm!</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">None of this would be possible without your support. Every donation has a direct impact on our community programs—thank you for being part of our work.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Everything has been planted for the season. It's looking beautiful and we'd love for you to see it! Come enjoy delicious meals highlighting the farm produce, learn about our programs and our plans for this year and meet our partners and neighbors.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Bring your family and friends. You can still get </span><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold">discounted tickets</span><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif"> using code </span><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold">EarlyBirdBRUNCH</span><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">, but not for long! We hope to see you there! </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">The Rose Center volunteers were a delight to work with this month! They packed produce for the CSA orders we delivered to households across the city, learned a little about the nutrition that our food provides and helped at the farm. It's awesome to see how excited they are to play a direct role in increasing food access to local, healthy food for other Chicago residents. </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">This month, we partnered with Southwest Organizing Project (SWOP), an institution for youth groups in Southwest Chicago, to expose them to urban agriculture as a career path. We kicked off the day’s volunteer work with some brief discussion of quotes from Robin Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass, a book that shares indigenous wisdom for accomplishing these goals. From there, the volunteers proceeded to water crops and knock out several days worth of weeding work in a few hours at Laflin Farm. Thank you for coming!</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">We have started with the first cohort of five amazing volunteers. According to their preferences, they have been doing farm work, such as harvesting, processing and cleaning beds or helping with Pop Up Markets and Cooking Demos. Many of them have previous agriculture experience, and we're very excited to learn from them too. Thank you for choosing Star Farm and thank you Chicago Commons for being our </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:15px">Addison and Jack, students from DePaul University, are completing their 25-hour requirement for the Community and Urban Agriculture course with us this spring. They visit us weekly and have been contributing to harvesting, planting, and cleaning, as well as helping prep and pack for our CSA deliveries. During this time, they’ve gotten to know our interns and volunteers gaining a deeper understanding of how food, people, and place are connected. Shoutout to Howard for making this possible!</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(12,12,12);font-weight:bold;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Sylvester Broome Empowerment Village (SBEV Chicago)</span></p>
<p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Families and children have enjoyed the seasonal products, and it's always excited to see kids getting excited about fresh food!</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Chicago Commons Family Hubs</span></p>
<p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">We just started our weekly visits to the Chicago Commons Family Hubs. We've enjoyed meeting families and children, who have tried and enjoyed roasted veggies from our Cooking Demos, and they were thrilled by the chamomile we brought. We're so happy that we'll get to see them every month!</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Nourishing Hope</span></p>
<p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(10,10,10);font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">We're excited to announce the launch of our partnership with Nourishing Hope! Together, we'll be hosting monthly Pop-Up Markets and Cooking Demos to connect with the community and share information about our CSA program and benefits for SNAP participants.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">We were invited to run a Nutrition Workshop by our partners, which focused on the importance of having a colorful diet. This was reflected in our Cooking Demo menu, which included different dips to share, such as tzatziki, cilantro, fennel & mint dips to complement daily meals.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">In all our pop-ups we welcome people to participate in our LINK CSA Pop-Up program where residents can build a CSA bag and use their LINK card to purchase and get 50% off!</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">We have had some exciting produce to distribute across the city. We offered </span><span style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold">microgreens, lettuce, baby arugula and kale</span><span style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif"> that we harvested from our farms. We have also been able to include </span><span style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold">asparagus, rhubarb, radishes, mushrooms, ramps, apples and turnips</span><span style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold">from local farmers </span><span style="font-size:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">we partner with. Star Farm thanks the farmers on the team as well as Ellis Farms and Down at the Farms for making this and future offerings possible. The season is warming, and these nutrient-dense bags are going to keep getting heavier!</span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin:0" align="justify"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">We’re excited to share that our membership program, launched just last month, is officially up and running!</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin:0" align="justify"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">With four unique tiers, there’s a level for everyone who wants to support and stay connected to our work year-round.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin:0" align="justify"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Plus, </span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold">we’ll be giving away one free membership at our June Brunch</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">—don’t miss your chance to join our growing community!</span></p>
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<h1 style="text-align:left;font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;color:#3e3e3e;font-size:24px;font-weight:bold;margin:0" align="left"><span style="font-size:21px;color:rgb(252,0,187);font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Want to volunteer with us?</span></h1>
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<p style="margin:0"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:15px;color:rgb(10,10,10)">Do you want to learn about urban agriculture, meet new friends or just spend some time outside in a beautiful setting? Come volunteer at the farm! Whether you’re coming by yourself, with friends bringing your coworkers to spend a Corporate Work Day, you’re always welcome here!</span></p>
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</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table class="m_-890294800098374088layout" style="table-layout:fixed" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td class="m_-890294800098374088column m_-890294800098374088scale m_-890294800098374088stack" style="width:100%" align="center" valign="top"> <table class="m_-890294800098374088text" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td class="m_-890294800098374088text_content-cell m_-890294800098374088content-padding-horizontal" style="text-align:left;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#3e3e3e;font-size:14px;line-height:1.2;display:block;word-wrap:break-word;padding:10px 40px" align="left" valign="top"><p style="text-align:center;margin:0" align="center"><span style="font-size:24px;color:rgb(45,171,43);font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold">Our Community Dining space is coming soon!</span></p></td> </tr> </tbody></table>   <table class="m_-890294800098374088text" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td class="m_-890294800098374088text_content-cell m_-890294800098374088content-padding-horizontal" style="text-align:left;font-family:Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#3e3e3e;font-size:14px;line-height:1.2;display:block;word-wrap:break-word;padding:10px 40px" align="left" valign="top">
<p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">This month construction has began for our </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Community Dining space</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">. We’re installing a pergola and tables will be coming soon just in time for warmer temperatures! Come visit us to see the before and after of this project. If you can’t make it, we’ll keep you updated and let you know so you can join us for the opening.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Please consider supporting our existing programs in the farm and with our community partners, but also help us finalize our capital project with equipment for the Fresh Market and the Community Dining Room ($30,000), our outdoor farm to table dining space ($35,000), and operational costs of $60,000 toward digital devices, rent and utilities, and vehicle maintenance. Let’s hop on a call and discuss!</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Get in touch with Stephanie, our Executive Director, at 312-768-9949. Let’s make this ribbon cutting happen soon! </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:18px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">By sponsoring, you will:</span></p>
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<li style="font-size:17px;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-size:17px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Sustain year-round food access programs, such as the CSA and Pop Up Markets</span></li>
<li style="font-size:17px;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-size:17px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Invest in workforce development and local talent    </span></li>
<li style="font-size:17px;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-size:17px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Strengthen the local economy</span></li>
<li style="font-size:17px;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-size:17px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Trebuchet MS",Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif">Support innovation and cooperation in local food systems</span></li>
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