On Friday July 8th 6-7:30pm at the Common Ground Food Cooperative (300 S. Broadway Suite 166 – Urbana, IL), Illinois author and sustainable food activist Daniel Tucker will present a slide show and discussion of his new book, Farm Together Now: A portrait of people, places and ideas for a new food movement. Picked by […]
Category: Local Foods
Building the Central Illinois Food & Farm Economy, June 28
The Edible Economy Project invites you to attend “Building the Central Illinois Food & Farm Economy: The Economics of Local Food Production,” a community leadership presentation by nationally recognized local food economist Ken Meter. Tuesday, June 28 at 8:00 a.m. Astroth Community Education Center–Room 2210 Heartland Community College (1500 West Raab Road, Normal) Ken Meter’s […]
Historic North First Street FARMER’S MARKET–Starting June 9th!
Good news, Champaign-dwellers!! The Historic North First Street Farmer’s Market will be back for its third season, starting June 9th! Come check them out 3-7 pm every Thursday through September 1st in the parking lot North of the Police Station at First and University in Champaign.
Webinar:Food Hubs: Viable Regional Distribution Solutions
National Good Food Network Webinar Thursday, May 19 at 3:00 – 4:45 pm ET(Please note earlier-than-usual start time!) Free! Register NowFood hubs, or regional food aggregation and coordination facilities, offer great promise for systemic social and environmental change. There is a growing interest in food hubs as a route to alleviating food deserts, increasing small […]