Chicago Tribune

Organic food movement keeps farm growing

Former chef Marc Bernard said Rustic Road Farm in Elburn, Ill., that he owns with his husband is sort of a dream come true.

"I was a chef and a managing partner with the Lettuce Entertain You group for about 15 years," Bernard said. "Years ago I actually went to Cornell University and studied ornamental horticulture, but I have always wanted to have a farm."

Things have went so well at the farm at

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Chicago Tribune

Chicago Tribune5 min read
Brad Biggs: Dream Of What Caleb Williams And Rome Odunze Can Do As Rookies — But The Story Is The Chicago Bears Full Roster
CHICAGO -- The list of rookie quarterback/wide receiver combinations that have taken the NFL by storm is pretty thin. In fact, it’s difficult to come up with many rookie pairings that have gone big in Year 1 beyond Andy Dalton and A.J. Green (Cincinn
Chicago Tribune6 min readCrime & Violence
6 Months After Illinois Ended Cash Bail, Jail Populations Are Down As Courts Settle Into New Patterns
CHICAGO — In one of the most serious cases on the detention hearing call at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on a day earlier this month, a judge ordered a teen jailed pending trial after he was accused of shooting a woman in the neck during an a
Chicago Tribune3 min read
Review: ‘Illinoise’ Puts Movement To The Music Of Sufjan Stevens — It’s Not The Usual Broadway Show
NEW YORK — Sufjan Stevens’ hipper-than-thou music defies easy categorization. It goes by chamber pop, folk pop, electronica and numerous other descriptions inadequate for its lushly orchestrated romanticism, as topped by lyrics at once esoteric and e

Related Books & Audiobooks