FOOD ADVOCACY l Register now for the Chicago Food Justice Summit, presented March 11-13 by Chicago Food Policy Action Council, with 2 days virtual and one live...

URBAN FARMING l Chicago's LaShawn Miller fights food insecurity with her small urban farm — and advocates for broader change with Illinois Stewardship Alliance...

FOOD SECURITY l Fighting food insecurity is integral to the movement for a better food system. Two non-profits seek help for a major Chicago food rescue event...

FARMWORKER JUSTICE l A July 31 event at Chicago's Fair Trade Museum is shining a bright light on how sugar worker communities are organizing to fight injustice....

FOOD NON-PROFITSl Chicago's Urban Growers Collective share powerful thoughts about Juneteeth, along with the non-profit's work on food equity, access and education

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

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

FARM FUNDING CRISIS l Read the powerful comments by Jackie de Batista of the Farmers Rising farmer training program about the impact of unfair federal funding cuts

FOOD NON-PROFITS l The info-packed Chicago Food Justice Summit is this week: online on Wednesday and Thursday and in-person on Friday...

URBAN FARMING l Evanston Grows, an urban ag collective that addresses food inequality, seeks adult interns to help in their food gardens...