New Chicago Ales is a startup brewery just setting up in The Plant Chicago, a "vertical farm" building in Chicago's old Stockyards area. They expect to be part of The Plant's "closed" system, brewing with heat from their own methane production.

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We asked walkers at the 26th Annual Hunger Walk why maintaining programs to help the hungry are so vital. Here's what some of them had to say.

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A landmark study released today by the Greater Chicago Food Depository and Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief organization, reports that more than 678,000 people in Chicago and Cook County, including 250,000 children, receive emergency food each year. The findings represent a 36 percent increase since the findings reported in Hunger in America 2006.

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Greenfeast is a grass roots relief aid organization focused on fighting hunger and offering relief and aid to the indigent and those in need. In our efforts we also strive to educate individuals on how to cook, eat and live a healthier lifestyle even when living on a reduced budget or when living through unfortunate circumstances.