Now’s the time to seek out local food and farm products to keep up with the Illinois Products Challenge. Don’t forget that there are Illinois grown fresh or processed foods and farm products such as beeswax, wool, and wood distributed throughout Illinois. Take the challenge and find the winter markets and local harvest shops in [...]
Illinois Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Council (ILFFJC) Meeting COUNTDOWN 2020: December 5, 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: 1-712-775-7400 Access Code: 271081# Click here for the agendaILFFJC.Dec 5 2012 mtg agenda.FINAL
Representatives of four state agencies and the Office of the Lieutenant Governor’s Office prepared a report to be presented at the June 6th meeting of the ILFFJC. Click on this link to read more: ILFFJC state agency reports june 2012
Illinois Local Food, Farms, and Jobs Council (ILFFJC) Meeting A New Approach to Community Building for Illinois Wednesday, June 6, 2012 10:00 am-3:00pm Location: Illinois Department of Agriculture Building Illinois State Fair Grounds 801 E. Sangamon Avenue Springfield, IL 62702 There will be some interesting reports given by Illinois’ Central Management [...]
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, “Building Successful Food Hubs: A Business Planning Guide for Aggregating and Processing Local Foods in Illinois”. The DCEO, Illinois BIS, IL Dept of Agriculture and [...]
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 To review [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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: [...]