Grow Forward

07/23/2020

Great interview with LocalCoho CEO Phil Gibson. LocalCoho is one of our portfolio companies raising Coho salmon in the Finger Lakes Region in New York!

CEO Phil Gibson sits down with us to share his vast industry knowledge and his cutting-edge technology for raising indoor coho.

05/19/2020

Join Jim Murphy, CEO of Grow Forward, as he talks local food production and sourcing this Friday at 9am! Details below and register here: https://bit.ly/2zQaihN

12/20/2018

This week we interviewed Frank Holmes, Warehouse Manager at Local Foods Grocer & Distributor in Chicago- he expounds in a genuinely heartfelt interview about his personal challenges that led to professional growth. He explains the rough journey he went through to ultimately find himself on the right path with the help of life-changing opportunities and support from Growing Home Inc. Find the link below!

https://bit.ly/2LtlC5o

12/13/2018

Do you agree? We would love to see more restaurants around the city tapping into local and seasonal cooking!

Our once-vaunted restaurant town is in decline. John Kessler offers an unsparing five-point manifesto that explains why — and how we can fix it.

11/22/2018

Happy Thanksgiving from our family of companies to yours!

11/14/2018

Last week, CEO of MightyVine, Gary Lazarski spoke on a panel about upcoming changes in the food and beverage industry- what do you foresee the biggest changes being?

11/08/2018

Are you looking for a wholly local Thanksgiving meal? Get everything you need this holiday from Local Foods Grocer & Distributor.

10/31/2018

Curious if there's an urban or community garden close to you? Don't worry, there's a map for that!
https://cuamp.org/

10/30/2018

Chicago's Field Museum's "Edible Treasures Garden" is a perfect example of how produce can be grown in any setting and educates it's visitors on the importance of ! Learn more about all their other landscaping techniques here!

In the early 1900’s, the peninsula of land that the Museum occupies was engineered by landfilling what was once a part of Lake Michigan with coal ash, clay, dirt and household waste. In 1998, when Lake Shore Drive was rerouted west of the Museum, acres of the museum campus were landscaped with imp...