BEVERAGES l Whether you are doing Dry January or expanding your mixology chops, there's an alcohol-free cocktail contest and tasting event in Chicago on Jan. 18...

FARM NON-PROFITS l Farmers Rising — the farmer education non-profit based in Caledonia, IL — invites you to its Solstice on the Farm event. Welcome winter on Dec. 20

FOOD AND FARM EVENTS l The next couple of weeks are packed with events of interest to the Chicago local food community & beyond. Check out Local Food Forum's roundup

FOOD NON-PROFITS l Fresh off their Farm to Fork Feast in suburban Chicago, Illinois Stewardship Alliance is doubling downstate with its annual Harvest Celebration

FOOD NON-PROFITS l Every year there are clusters of events planned by Chicago non-profits. One of these is in mid-September, with three big events on one day alone

FARMERS MARKETS l There are many great chef tasting events in Chicago. Green City Market's annual Chef BBQ fundraiser, held September 4, is in a league of its own...

FOOD NON-PROFITS l Whether you are familiar with or new to the Experimental Station Chicago non-profit, you can learn more at their Fall Fête Brunch on Sept. 20...

NATURALLY AWAKENINGS CHICAGO l Our monthly column highlights the transitional summer-fall season and four outstanding events by leading non-profits coming up soon...

FARM AID l The non-profit advocate for family farmers will be live-streaming its star-packed Sept. 20 concert for those who can't attend the festival in Minneapolis

FARMERS MARKET EVENTS l Green City Market's Chef BBQ on Sept. 4 is predicted to get a breath of fresh air from a taste-of-fall cool front with temps in the 60s...