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		<title>Building Successful Food Hubs Report January 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Collaboration Leads to FOOD HUB Report Timothy Lindsey of IL Dept of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) along with Jim Slama of Family Farmed.org have released a report titled, &#8220;Building Successful Food Hubs: A Business Planning Guide for Aggregating and Processing Local Foods in Illinois&#8221;. The DCEO, Illinois BIS, IL Dept of Agriculture and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ILFFJC Meeting 2/29/12 &#8211; Open to the Public</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; Illinois Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Council (ILFFJC) Meeting A New Approach to Community Building for Illinois    Wednesday, February 29, 2012    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       Access Code: 7301955 &#160; To review [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Illinois Local Food, Farms and Jobs Strategic Plan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On December 7, 2011 the Illinois Local Food, Farms and Jobs Council (ILFFJC) approved the logic models depicting the 7 priority areas to be addressed by select working groups. Working group facilitators were identified and indicators were shared for the groups to use in evaluation of the achievement of work goals.  These priorities were established [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodfarmsjobs.org/2012/02/28/illinois-local-food-farms-and-jobs-strategic-plan/</link>
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		<title>Get Fresh! 2011Community Food Assessment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Food Access, Food Justice and Collective Action in Fort Greene &#38; Clinton Hill, Brooklyn &#8211; 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. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodfarmsjobs.org/2011/12/08/get-fresh-2011community-food-assessment/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Policy Webinar&#8221; &#8211; Good Food &amp; Good Business: State Options</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodfarmsjobs.org/2011/12/08/how-to-webinar-good-food-good-business-state-options/</link>
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		<title>USDA ERS Reports: Local Food Accounted for $4.8 Billion in 2008</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodfarmsjobs.org/2011/12/07/usda-ers-reports-local-food-accounted-for-4-8-billion-in-2008/</link>
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		<title>Finding the Balance: Local Food and Public Health</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bob Heuer/ILFFJC Secretary Finding the Balance: Local Food &#38; 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 &#160; Where:  Illinois Department of Agriculture Building; Illinois State Fair Grounds; 801 E. Sangamon Avenue; Springfield, IL 62702 Why:  Last [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodfarmsjobs.org/2011/12/06/finding-the-balance-local-food-and-public-health/</link>
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		<title>December 7th ILFFJ Council Meeting &#8211; Open to Public</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodfarmsjobs.org/2011/12/05/december-7th-ilffj-council-meeting-open-to-public/</link>
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		<title>Farm World Writer Reports on Illinois Local Food, Farms Jobs Plans</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; &#160; 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. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://foodfarmsjobs.org/2011/10/13/farm-world-writer-reports-on-illinois-local-food-farms-jobs-plans/</link>
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		<title>Illinois Local Food, Farms and Jobs Council Invites Community Participation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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