SUSTAINABILITY l Preserving and improving the health of our soils is crucial. Learn about a late September conference focused on this issue

EVENTS l Chef Cleetus Friedman is holding his 16th annual event to raise money to fight scleroderma, an illness that took his father's life.

FARM NON-PROFITS l While many non-profits hold dinners and galas, Illinois Hemp Growers Association is raising money with a fun day out...

FOOD NON-PROFITS l Elawa Farm, a non-profit in Lake Forest, IL, is hosting a leading chef for its annual dinner and is hiring a farm manager

EVENTS l Tigist Reda (Demera Ethiopian Restaurant) is holding her 4th fundraiser to provide health care in her war-torn native province...

FOOD NON-PROFITS l Liberty Prairie, a Chicago-area non-profit focused on building a better food system, will soon open its Living Laboratory

EVENTS l Northern Illinois Young Farmers Coalition works hard but they take time to play. Learn about their upcoming Farm-ily Reunion...

CHEF PHILANTHROPY l Chicago's The Chopping Block cooking school is holding a competition of its chefs to benefit a local food pantry...

FARMERS MARKETS l Chicago-area folks can celebrate National Farmers Market Week at the Taste of Ravinia Festival in suburban Highland Park.

EVENTS l Upcoming food & farm events in the Chicago region include a music and food fest, a visit to a Latino-owned farm, and a farm dinner.