Local Food as Medicine | Chicago News

Local food isn’t just sustenance—it’s medicine, and Northwest Indiana’s FarmHop tour proves it. This year’s “Local Food is Medicine” event spotlighted farmers like Al and Hakenah Hulitt, who turned their five-acre homestead into a thriving hub of fresh produce, herbs, and chickens—all while juggling jobs and family. Starting with free food giveaways, their farm grew into a community-driven operation, now supplying new moms through FarmHer to Mama and expanding with high tunnels and covered grow areas. For nursing students and curious locals alike, the tour bridges healthcare and agriculture, showing how food systems heal communities—and how one family’s passion can turn soil into solutions. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/9a8e35ada1289e4b