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A new program at City Colleges of Chicago teaches students how to grow produce in cities. Experts say this is an emerging trend and market that will need well-educated people to sustain it.
A broad coalition of community and civic groups are working together to bring healthy food choices to a South Side neighborhood characterized as a "food desert."