Quilen Blackwell is the president and co-founder of the Chicago Eco House, whose mission is to train inner city youth in sustainable social enterprises to alleviate poverty. The Chicago Eco House’s ...
The non-profit organization Southside Blooms uses flower farms to provide jobs for young people in underserved communities. "It's going to be amazing to see and to just have the beautification of this ...
The 12-week course is starting on Jan. 10. The program was a “reality check” for aspiring farmers, one graduate said. LAKE STEVENS — Two years after starting Luckie Farms, Tara and Scott Luckie are ...
Southside Blooms is a non-profit that hires at-risk inner city youth to create farm-to-vase bouquets. Says founder Quilen Blackwell: "This is about eliminating the ghetto." Quilen Blackwell wants to ...
The domestic U.S. flower farming market was largely stamped out by cheap import competition in the 1970s and 1980s when flying roses from Ecuador became cheaper than producing them in the States. More ...
For Southside Blooms owners Quilen and Hannah Blackwell, who run the Chicago floral nonprofit staffed by at-risk youth and young adults, their biggest competition isn’t other flower shops. It’s the ...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — What Cheer Flower Farm will soon expand thanks to a $500,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The 2.7-acre farm, located off Magnolia Street, is best ...
Village Farms International, Inc (NASDAQ:VFF) reported fourth-quarter sales of $82.55 million on Thursday. That’s up 11% year-over-year, beating the consensus of $79.87 million. Fourth quarter and ...
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