Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

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Susan Sullivan manages the herb and vegetable garden on the roof of the Center on Halsted in Chicago. Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune/TNS CHICAGO — Three stories above a busy stretch of North ...