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Eboo Patel
In an era of global religious conflict, the United State is the most religiously diverse nation in human history and the most religiously devout nation in the West. Will faith be a barrier of division or a bridge of cooperation? Eboo Patel, author of “Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle...
DeKalb County Community Gardens logo
DeKalb County Community Gardens will hold its annual Local Flavors Harvest Dinner from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28. Supporters who attend the fundraiser can back the work of the community gardens while they enjoy a menu created by Chef Chad of Tapa La Luna. This is the only event with food locally sourced from...
DeKalb County Community Gardens and NIU are planning a groundbreaking at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, May 8, for the first-ever “Communiversity Garden” at NIU’s main DeKalb campus. The garden will involve NIU students and community members in growing food to share with those in need. “This joint community and university project could be a template for...
DeKalb County Community Gardens logo
A “Local Flavors Harvest Dinner” is planned from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22, to support the work of the DeKalb County Community Gardens. The fundraiser at Tapa La Luna, 226 E. Lincoln Hwy., will feature a menu using produce and meat from DeKalb County. Craig Mathey will provide music. Tickets are $45 each,...
Kathryn Olson plants tomatoes.
How does your garden grow? For a team of Huskies Service Scholars from the Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability, and Energy, it grows for others. NIU’s Huskie Service Scholars program develops a peer network where teams of incoming first-generation or low-income students are paired with an upperclassmen mentor. Kathryn Olson, a 2012-2013 HSS...