May 2006
Cover Story
Pretty Toxic
This Mother’s Day most of the flowers will come from South America, from growers who rely on pesticides long banned in the United States.
by MATTHEW HELLER
Bloomin’ Beautiful
Sandhill Organics might be the Chicago area’s only organic flower farm, but it probably won’t have a corner on this market for long. by JANINE MACLACHLAN
Fair Trade Tea
Fair trade tea only represents a tiny fraction of all tea sold, but the movement has slow but sure momentum. by JOHN MYERS
Tea Time
An expanding number of tea shops and cafes are claiming a spot alongside Chicago’s numerous coffee houses.
by CHRISTINE MANGAN
The Art of Tofu
When it comes to tofu, not all tofu is equal.
by ROSE SPINELLI
Mercury Alert!
Unsafe levels of mercury have contaminated fish throughout Illinois. by MAX MULLER
BackWords
It never occurred to me that a guardian angel could be a squirrel, but I know that’s what she was.
by STEVE COOK AS TOLD TO HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW CRAIG SMITH
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