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Advocate Wants to Turn Peotone Airport Site Into Regenerative Center
REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE l A longtime Chicago-area local food advocate is calling to replace a long-stymied airport plan with a regenerative farming research center
Bob Benenson
15 hours ago3 min read
Illinois Local Food Roadmap Project Needs More Community Input
LOCAL FOOD l To advance a sustainable and resilient Illinois foodshed, the Illinois Food System Roadmap project is seeking additional public input with an online survey
Bob Benenson
2 days ago2 min read
Frankfort-itude: Farmers Market Reporter Visits South Suburbs
FARMERS MARKETS l Frankfort Country Market was the last of 4 Chicago area markets to open in April. Ed Kugler, aka Farmers Market Reporter, visited and shares his photos
Bob Benenson
2 days ago2 min read
Saturday Was First Day at School for The Lincoln Park Farmers Market
FARMERS MARKETS l The Lincoln Park Farmers Market, one of the oldest in Chicago, opened Saturday, continuing its renaissance under Market Manager Elsa Jacobson...
Bob Benenson
3 days ago3 min read
Show for a Hoedown with Northern Illinois Young Farmers May 24
YOUNG FARMERS l Northern Illinois Young Farmers Coalition is celebrating spring and community with a May 24 potluck dinner and barn dance that promises relaxation and fun
Bob Benenson
4 days ago1 min read
In City and Suburb, Just Roots' June Farm Kick-Offs Sound Like Fun
URBAN FARMING l Just Roots, an urban farming non-profit with a mission to combat food insecurity, is holding season kickoff events in June on their farms in Chicago and in the south suburbs
Bob Benenson
4 days ago2 min read
Village Farmstand Plans Farm Dinner as Its Store Awaits Re-Opening
FARM DINNERS l Village Farmstand, a farmer-owner e-commerce local food retailer, is launching a series of "farm" dinners on May 22 in Evanston, just outside Chicago
Bob Benenson
6 days ago2 min read
Black Farmers and Growers Lobby Day at State Capitol on May 14
BLACK FARMERS l Illinois Stewardship Alliance — the leading policy advocate for the state's local food and farm community — is organizing a Black Farmers and Growers Lobby Day to take place at the state Capitol in Springfield on May 14
Bob Benenson
6 days ago1 min read
A Week of Fun and Learning Awaits Kids at Liberty Prairie Summer Camp
FOOD EDUCATION l The Liberty Prairie nonprofit in northeast Illinois — which imparts good food values to our youngest eaters — is taking signups for its weeklong Summer Farm Camp
Bob Benenson
6 days ago2 min read
Herman Brockman, Pioneer in Illinois' Better Food Movement, Gone at 90
IN MEMORIAM l Farmers don't tend to be household names. But Herman Brockman, whose life of achievement ended on April 8 at age 90, is legendary to the community pursuing a better food system
Bob Benenson
7 days ago4 min read
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