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Meet Renee Davis, Green City Market's Interim Executive Director
FARMERS MARKETS l Chicago's Green City Market has named veteran non-profit leader Renee Davis as its interim executive director...
Bob Benenson
Dec 14, 20242 min read
Brand-New Winter Market in Highland Park Debuts This Weekend
FARMERS MARKETS l A longtime pillar of the Chicago area's farmers market community is adding a winter market that kicks off on Dec. 14...
Bob Benenson
Dec 11, 20241 min read
Cultivating Change: Empowering Illinois Through Hemp Reform
HEMP INDUSTRY l Rachel Berry of Illinois Hemp Growers Association reports on the group's pursuit of legislative reform to boost growth...
Rachel Berry
Dec 9, 20243 min read
Good Food, No Frostbite: Green City Market Goes Indoors for the Winter
FARMERS MARKETS l It was a bit of a schlep for me to get to the opening of Green City indoor market on Saturday. I wouldn't have missed it..
Bob Benenson
Dec 8, 20242 min read
Illinois' Purpose-Driven Sola Gratia Farm Gets Big Funding Boost
FARMS AND FOOD ACCESS l Sola Gratia — a food access-focused farm in Urbana, Illinois — will scale up thanks to a low-interest long-term loan
Bob Benenson
Dec 5, 20242 min read
FACT Is: Grants and Programs From Leading Animal Welfare Non-ProfIt
ANIMAL WELFARE l Animal welfare nonprofit Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT) is accepting applications for its farmer grants and mentorships
Bob Benenson
Dec 5, 20242 min read
Dig Deep and Host an IL Stewarship Alliance Soil Health Week Event
SOIL HEALTH l Illinois Stewardship Alliance seeks proposals for presentations during its Soil Health Week, which will take place March 3-9.
Bob Benenson
Dec 3, 20242 min read
12/8 Northern Illinois Event: Common Ground for Land Owners and Seekers
LAND ACCESS l Two events this coming Sunday, presented by a coalition of non-profits, seeks to connect landowners with aspiring farmers...
Bob Benenson
Dec 2, 20242 min read
Regenerative Packaged Goods Now Have a Trade Association
REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE l Most discussion about regenerative focuses on fresh food, but demand for better packaged goods is growing...
Bob Benenson
Nov 19, 20242 min read
Farmers Rising's Farming in Age of Climate Change Resumes Thursday
CLIMATE CHANGE l Part 2 of the farming & climate change series by the Farmers Rising nonprofit is Nov. 21, titled Weather, Wind and Water...
Bob Benenson
Nov 18, 20241 min read
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