FARM AID l The conversations highlighting Farm Aid's Minnesota "farmer heroes" provided some of the profound and moving segments at the press event on Sept. 20...

FOOD NON-PROFITS l Saturday was a two-farm day for Local Food Forum. Check out pretty photos from McDonald Farm in Naperville, home of The Conservation Foundation...

URBAN FARMING l Bob Zeni's huge variety of tomato starter plants is why he and his company are known as Chicago Tomato Man. He is asking for votes for a major award

URBAN FARMING l Summer-like heat greeted a late September visit to a Chicago urban farm. Cold weather is inevitable, but for now, the growing season remains robust..

FOOD NON-PROFITS l Four reasons to attend Illinois Stewardship Alliance's fundraising feast Saturday on a farm in Naperville. And delicious food is only one of them

FARM AID l The press event that preceded the Farm Aid 2025 concert featured stars, staff and farmers highlighted the non-profit's role in supporting family farmers

FARMERS MARKETS l It's suddenly fall. We're still in the transitional season between summer and fall crops, but the former are in fade mode... get 'em while you can

FARM NON-PROFITS l The Liberty Prairie food education & farmland preservation non-profit has a fun Fall Festival fundraiser on Oct. 4 on its northeast Illinois farm

FARM AID l Farm Aid's annual music festival is always a blast. This year's 40th anniversary was something else again, with 37,000 attendees at a football stadium...

FARM AID l Outspoken on politics and social issues, Farm Aid co-founder Neil Young called for big agriculture companies to pay a "conscience tax" for family farmers