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Get Fresh! 2011Community Food Assessment
Food Access, Food Justice and Collective Action in Fort Greene & Clinton Hill, Brooklyn – 2011 Community Food Assessment Though this report comes from two communities in New York, it provides helpful information about their strategies and the tools used to assess their communities access to fresh foods and addresses the issue of food justice. [...]
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“Policy Webinar” – Good Food & Good Business: State Options
Charting a Course toward Good Food and Good Business: State Options December 14, 2011 11 a.m. Central Time Charting a Course toward Good Food and Good Business: State Options Healthier people and a more thriving economy can result from strengthening food systems. This webinar will feature presentations about work in the states to bring food that is [...]
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USDA ERS Reports: Local Food Accounted for $4.8 Billion in 2008
Authors of a recent USDA ERS report had this to say about the local food sales in the US during 2008: Despite increased production and consumer interest, locally grown food accounts for a small segment of U.S. agriculture. For local foods production to continue to grow, marketing channels and supply chain infrastructure must deepen. Information [...]
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Finding the Balance: Local Food and Public Health
Bob Heuer/ILFFJC Secretary Finding the Balance: Local Food & Public Health Who: The Illinois Local Food Farms and Jobs Council What: A forum exploring how the people of Illinois can benefit from an expanding local food marketplace that ensures food safety. When: Wed. Dec 7 1:00 -2:00 pm Where: Illinois Department of Agriculture Building; Illinois State Fair Grounds; 801 E. Sangamon Avenue; Springfield, IL 62702 Why: Last [...]
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December 7th ILFFJ Council Meeting – Open to Public
Illinois Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Council (ILFFJC) Meeting COUNTDOWN 2020: A New Approach to Community Building for Illinois December 7, 2011 10:00 am-3:00pm Location: Illinois Department of Agriculture Building Illinois State Fair Grounds 801 E. Sangamon Avenue Springfield, IL 62702 Conference Call: Toll-free: 888/363-4734 Caller Paid: 215/446-365 Access Code: [...]
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Farm World Writer Reports on Illinois Local Food, Farms Jobs Plans
Steve Binder, writer for Farm World interviewed attendees of the September meeting of the Illinois Local Food, Farms and Jobs Council and then posted his story about the plan to enhance the local food economy as well as creating greater awareness of the benefits of buying Illinois produced, processed and distributed foods. [...]
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Illinois Local Food, Farms and Jobs Council Invites Community Participation
The Executive Committee of the Illinois Local Food, Farms and Jobs Council invites community participation in one of the four working groups formed to help fulfill the mission of the Illinois Local Food, Farms and Jobs Act. Do you have an interest in the local food system? Perhaps you have a skill needed to help [...]
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Food Entrepreneurs Grow Sweet on Emanuel
Chicago Tribune reporter, Monica Eng, wrote about some of the issues being addressed by Mayor Emanuel’s office and the Chicago Department of Health where food entrepreneurs feel that there is hope in the future for food access, food safety and economic development related to food. To learn more about what she reported read the whole [...]
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Challenge the “Let’s Move” Campaign to Strengthen Food Access through Local Food
Imagine the community economic stimulus if the buying power of SNAP benefits were used to purchase locally grown and sold foods from farmers markets, roadside stands, pick-your-own operations, and grocery stores with local harvests….
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Woodbury County, Iowa Actions in Local Food
Various members of the Illinois Local Food, Farms and Jobs have spoken with the one of the leading local food activists in Iowa and here are a few links to the Woodbury County web page topics of interest to those wanting to think more actively about the possibilities of local food procurement goals.
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Get Fresh! 2011Community Food Assessment
Food Access, Food Justice and Collective Action in Fort Greene & Clinton Hill, Brooklyn – 2011 Community Food Assessment Though this report comes from two communities in New York, it provides helpful information about their strategies and the tools used to assess their communities access to fresh foods and addresses the issue of food justice. [...]
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“Policy Webinar” – Good Food & Good Business: State Options
Charting a Course toward Good Food and Good Business: State Options December 14, 2011 11 a.m. Central Time Charting a Course toward Good Food and Good Business: State Options Healthier people and a more thriving economy can result from strengthening food systems. This webinar will feature presentations about work in the states to bring food that is [...]
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USDA ERS Reports: Local Food Accounted for $4.8 Billion in 2008
Authors of a recent USDA ERS report had this to say about the local food sales in the US during 2008: Despite increased production and consumer interest, locally grown food accounts for a small segment of U.S. agriculture. For local foods production to continue to grow, marketing channels and supply chain infrastructure must deepen. Information [...]
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Finding the Balance: Local Food and Public Health
Bob Heuer/ILFFJC Secretary Finding the Balance: Local Food & Public Health Who: The Illinois Local Food Farms and Jobs Council What: A forum exploring how the people of Illinois can benefit from an expanding local food marketplace that ensures food safety. When: Wed. Dec 7 1:00 -2:00 pm Where: Illinois Department of Agriculture Building; Illinois State Fair Grounds; 801 E. Sangamon Avenue; Springfield, IL 62702 Why: Last [...]
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December 7th ILFFJ Council Meeting – Open to Public
Illinois Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Council (ILFFJC) Meeting COUNTDOWN 2020: A New Approach to Community Building for Illinois December 7, 2011 10:00 am-3:00pm Location: Illinois Department of Agriculture Building Illinois State Fair Grounds 801 E. Sangamon Avenue Springfield, IL 62702 Conference Call: Toll-free: 888/363-4734 Caller Paid: 215/446-365 Access Code: [...]
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Farm World Writer Reports on Illinois Local Food, Farms Jobs Plans
Steve Binder, writer for Farm World interviewed attendees of the September meeting of the Illinois Local Food, Farms and Jobs Council and then posted his story about the plan to enhance the local food economy as well as creating greater awareness of the benefits of buying Illinois produced, processed and distributed foods. [...]
»
Illinois Local Food, Farms and Jobs Council Invites Community Participation
The Executive Committee of the Illinois Local Food, Farms and Jobs Council invites community participation in one of the four working groups formed to help fulfill the mission of the Illinois Local Food, Farms and Jobs Act. Do you have an interest in the local food system? Perhaps you have a skill needed to help [...]
»
Food Entrepreneurs Grow Sweet on Emanuel
Chicago Tribune reporter, Monica Eng, wrote about some of the issues being addressed by Mayor Emanuel’s office and the Chicago Department of Health where food entrepreneurs feel that there is hope in the future for food access, food safety and economic development related to food. To learn more about what she reported read the whole [...]
»
Challenge the “Let’s Move” Campaign to Strengthen Food Access through Local Food
Imagine the community economic stimulus if the buying power of SNAP benefits were used to purchase locally grown and sold foods from farmers markets, roadside stands, pick-your-own operations, and grocery stores with local harvests….
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Woodbury County, Iowa Actions in Local Food
Various members of the Illinois Local Food, Farms and Jobs have spoken with the one of the leading local food activists in Iowa and here are a few links to the Woodbury County web page topics of interest to those wanting to think more actively about the possibilities of local food procurement goals.