Fresh Moves - Mobile Produce Market

It’s Our First Anniversary!

freshMover — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:51:15 +0000

Fresh Moves is one year old and we are celebrating Saturday, May 26th, 1:00 pm, at 3750 W. Ogden, 4th floor! We’re having games! Music! Demonstrations! For details click here!

Fresh Moves Presents: Health, Harmony & Hiphop Live Tour!

freshMover — Wed, 09 May 2012 20:51:34 +0000

Health, Harmony & Hiphop Live Tour!

Saturday, May 26th
Hosts – Mankwe Ndosi and Dara Cooper

Out of the Box, Onto your Block!
A weeklong tour of music, food demos and open discussions on food, health, and community self-determination leading up to our One Year Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, May 26th, 1pm at 3750 W. Ogden, 4th floor!

Featuring:
● Artist Mankwe Ndosi performing
● Open-mic
● Discussions
● Free food demonstrations

Tour locations with Fresh Moves stops:
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
● 3:00 – 5:00 pm, Legacy Charter School, 4217 W. 18th Street
● 5:30 – 6:30 pm, Better Boys Foundation,1512 S. Pulaski
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
● 10:00 am – 12:00 noon, Lawndale Christian Health Center, 3860 W. Ogden Ave
● 12:30 – 2:00 pm, Sinai Hospital, 2653 W, Ogden
● 2:30 – 3:30 pm, Les Finch Learning Center, 4217 W. 16th St.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
● 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, Spencer Technology Academy, 214 N. Lavergne Ave
● 1:30 – 2:30 pm, Phalanx Family Services, 4628 W. Washington Blvd.
● 3:00 – 5:00 pm, Bethel New Life, Division and Lavergne
Friday, May 18, 2012
● 11:30 -12:30 pm, Inspiration Kitchen Garfield Park, 3504 W. Lake St.
● 1:00 – 2:00 pm, Brunson Elementary School, 932 N. Central Ave

Mankwe Ndosi has been working in the Twin Cities and Chicago for more than 15 years as a musicmaker, performer, educator and culture weaver focused on sound, story, and expanding the vocabulary of singing. She collaborates with organizers, musicians, gardeners, farmers, dancers, MC’s, visual artists, theater producers, and educators.

Dara Cooper
Sr. Project Manager
Fresh Moves

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Fed Up to Present a Fresh Moves Fundraiser “Desserts for Deserts”

freshMover — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:10:00 +0000

Fed Up – a blog for better food ideas for a more sustainable world – will be producing a fundraiser on March 28, 2012, for Fresh Moves called Desserts for Deserts. The benefit will be at the Greenhouse Loft (housed in Chicago’s Green Exchange), 2545 W. Diversey, Chicago, Illinois. for more details go to the Fed Up announcement.

Fresh Moves is People’s Choice at Chicago Innovation Awards

freshMover — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:31:21 +0000

Fresh Moves was voted “People’s Choice” at the 10th Annual Chicago Innovation Awards this year. Selected from over 400 projects, Fresh Moves shared the stage with some of Chicago’s most brilliant technology innovators. Among the benefits of the prize were a feature in the Chicago Sun Times, a meeting with Governor Pat Quinn, and an opportunity to ring the opening bell at the NASDAQ in New York. See the Sun Times feature here.

CNN Features Fresh Moves

freshMover — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:39:48 +0000

Check us out on CNN!

See a piece that aired about Fresh Moves on CNN’s American Morning on September 6th! Great footage of our new school stops!

Click the image below to see report.

NBC Nightly News (national broadcast): Fresh Moves “Making a Difference”

freshMover — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:28:00 +0000

Thanks to NBC Nightly News for a beautiful piece on Fresh Moves.

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Now Accepting Link, New Stop at Homan Square

freshMover — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 11:45:53 +0000

Come Check out our new stop at Homan Square!

Wednesdays, 3-5 p.m., 3517 W. Arthington

Your Illinois Link card will be accepted here, and at all Fresh Moves stops!

Fresh Moves partners with Kendall College – Steve Casey to address graduates Saturday

freshMover — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 03:19:31 +0000

Kendall College Partnership? Now that’s a Fresh Move!

Fresh Moves has secured a partnership with longtime collaborator Kendall College. Read the press release here. Kendall has supported Fresh Moves with business analysis provided by Kendall students, and recipe cards designed by Kendall’s culinary school. We look forward to a close partnership as we continue to roll.

Fresh Moves board president Steve Casey will be the commencement speaker at the Kendall college graduation on Saturday. The mobile market itself will make a cameo appearance from 5:30-7:30 at Kendall college on Friday night for the pre-graduation festivities.

Visit the Kendall College website at http://www.kendall.edu/

Fresh Moves Press – Chicago Tonight, WGN, Huffington Post, WBEZ, More

freshMover — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 01:55:18 +0000

Fresh Moves is getting noticed! Here’s a summary of recent press:

Chicago Tonight: click here.

Grist: click here.

Mindful Metropolis: click here.

WGN-TV: click here.

ABC-Chicago News: click here.

Huffington Post Chicago: click here.

WBEZ cityroom blog: click here.

Austin Talks: click here.

Fresh Moves Wish List

freshMover — Tue, 31 May 2011 17:33:11 +0000

Fresh Moves has a new space that we’re looking to furnish! If you have any of the following laying around, let us know, and we’d be happy to take these items as donations to the cause!