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Bob Benenson
13 minutes ago2 min read
Healing from the Ground Up Summit on Soil Health-Human Health Nexus
SOIL HEALTH l Basil's Harvest is a non-profit focused on the connection between soil & human health — the topic of its late March summit...

Bob Benenson
4 hours ago1 min read
Help Build Soil Health Policies at Advocacy Day in Springfield
SOIL HEALTH l If you're in Illinois passionate about soil health, consider attending Soil Health Advocacy Day in Springfield on March 5...


Bob Benenson
3 days ago5 min read
Farmer's Perspective on Egg Crisis, from Joe Wanda of Wanda Farms
AVIAN FLU AND FARMING l An Illinois farmer who raises chickens on pasture. shares his thoughts about avian flu and calls for systemic change


Bob Benenson
4 days ago2 min read
Turns Out That Shopping Mall Indoor Farmers Market is a Great Idea
FARMERS MARKETS l There was no certainty that South Loop Indoor Farmers Market in Chicago's Water Tower Place Mall would succeed. But it has

Bob Benenson
4 days ago1 min read
Black Farmers Need Your Business — Here's a Tool to Find Them
BLACK FARMERS l Black farmers need our support. BlackFarmers Index is an online tool that helps you find Black-owned farms across the US...


Bob Benenson
7 days ago3 min read
Leading Local Farm/Food Aggregator Launches New Tack to Grow Market
LOCAL FOOD l Illinois' Spence Farm and its Down at the Farms food aggregator is expanding to direct to consumer with a CSA-style program...


Bob Benenson
Jan 292 min read
Constructive Film (on Hemp Building Materials) Gets 2/19 Showing
HEMP INDUSTRY l The Green Buffalo, a film on hemp as a building material, will be screened at a Chicago Patagonia store on February 19...


Bob Benenson
Jan 282 min read
Egg Shortage Prompts Call to Support Local Farmers All the Time
LOCAL FOOD l As during COVID, we are in a cycle in which local farmers are on the spot to come to the rescue as food staples become scarcer


Bob Benenson
Jan 272 min read
My First 2025 Visit to Green City's Indoor Market as Big Chill Subsided
FARMERS MARKETS l 24 degrees can feel warm at the end of the week that saw below-zero temperatures. My visit to Green City's indoor market..


Bob Benenson
Jan 222 min read
McHenry County College to Stage CSA Fair, Cut Flower Intensive
CSA FAIR AND FLOWER FARMING l McHenry County College events provide opportunity to meet local CSA farmers and learn about growing flowers...


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