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People are gathering at noon Saturday in the tiny town of Milan in western Minnesota to remember Chuck Waibel, a voice in the local food movement for growing produce all winter long, even in Minnesota.

In the process of building a network of winter-time food producers, supported by a fellowship from the Bush Foundation, Waibel died this summer of colon cancer at the age of 55.

Waibel and his wife, Carol Ford, ran the Garden Goddess Greenhouse, and several years ago when we were writing about local food, we sent MPR News' Molly Bloom to Milan to 

 of what they were up to. It's a nice look at a vibrant man passionate about an idea. As he says in the video, it's not just about food, it's about the essential human need to be in a community.

The memorial will be at the Milan Community Center.

Dave Peters

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Admirers of Chuck Waibel, of Milan in western Minnesota, are gathering Saturday to honor the man. Waibel, who died this summer at the age of 55, was a strong proponent of local foods and of building greenhouses that could extend the growing season for producers.

Memorial honors Chuck Waibel, passionate about local food

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