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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
21 hours ago3 min read


Illinois Compost Awareness Week is Coming Up Soon
COMPOSTING l International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW), which is coming up May 4 to 10, is a great opportunity to learn more about why composting is important. Illinois alone has more than 50 events planned

Bob Benenson
7 days ago3 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
Apr 244 min read


Video from Regenerative Hero Will Harris: Short but Full of Meaning
REGENERATIVE FARMING l Will Harris is a rancher whose regenerative practices at his White Oak Pastures in Bluffton, Georgia have made him a hero to many of us in the better-for-people-and-the-planet food movement. This short video may make him your hero too

Bob Benenson
Apr 161 min read


Sign a Petition Today to Show Support for Organic Research Bill
ORGANIC FARMING l Organic Farming Research Foundation asks you to sign a petition TODAY to support a major organic farming research bill...

Bob Benenson
Apr 72 min read


Organic Farming Research Foundation Launches Info Hub
ORGANIC FARMING l Organic Farming Research Foundation launched the Organic Research Hub to Help Farmers Find Solutions to On-Farm Issues...

Bob Benenson
Apr 74 min read


Village Farmstand to Roll Out Delivery in 20 Zip Codes
LOCAL FOOD l Evanston-based Village Farmstand, closed temporarily due to building repairs, is piloting home delivery as a first step back...

Bob Benenson
Mar 132 min read


Real Organic Project Accepts Applications for 2025 Certification
ORGANIC FARMING l Real Organic Project — which believes food must be grown in soil to be organic — has opened certification applications

Bob Benenson
Feb 181 min read


Oklahoma's Nitschke Natural Beef: Pasture-Raised in Big Cattle Country
GRASS-FED BEEF l Lauren and Gary Nitschke raise cattle on pasture in Oklahoma. In this article, Lauren shares her regenerative ag journey...

Bob Benenson
Feb 115 min read


Michael Fields Agriculture Institute to Hold Feb. 28 Fundraising Event
FOOD NON-PROFITS l Michael Fields Agricultural Institute is holding a fundraising event on February 28 (4 p.m. to 9 p.m.) in East Troy, WI..

Bob Benenson
Feb 91 min read


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