Lynn Peemoeller

Location: Chicago , IL

About Lynn Peemoeller    

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Lynn Peemoeller is an Urban Food Systems Planner. She lives in Lincoln Square in Chicago and works on projects and policy to support sustainable agriculture, strengthen the local food system and encourage environmentally sound economic development. She has over 10 years experience with farmers markets throughout the country and was previously the program director at Sustain. Currently she is an independent consultant working on community food plans. A gardener herself; Lynn enjoys working with farmers and visiting farms wherever she goes. She also spends her free time writing about food and nature. She is on the board of directors for Slow Food Chicago, and a Co-Chair of the Chicago Food Policy Advisory Council.

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Try to grow as much of your own food as possible. No matter where you live. If you are in an apartment start with a potted herb, if you have a garden, branch out and try tomatoes, or plant a blueberry bush. Imagine what this city would be like if people started using open space and their free time to care for vegetable gardens?! I myself belong to a community garden. It is small, but it provides me with fresh vegetables, flowers, an outdoor summer activity, a sense of community, and a lot of pleasure.

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