Bob Benenson17 hours ago5 min readMandy Moody's Leadership at Green City Market Fostered Major GrowthFARMERS MARKETS l Mandy Moody, who stepped down as executive director of Chicago's Green City Market, leaves a legacy of significant growth
Bob Benenson2 days ago5 min readQuality and Sustainability Focused Journeyman Draws Visitors to ValpoCRAFT SPIRITS l The owners of Journeyman Distillery are old friends, so I accepted an invite for a trip to visit their new Indiana complex..
Bob Benenson2 days ago2 min readRegenerative Packaged Goods Now Have a Trade AssociationREGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE l Most discussion about regenerative focuses on fresh food, but demand for better packaged goods is growing...
Bob Benenson3 days ago1 min readFarmers Rising's Farming in Age of Climate Change Resumes ThursdayCLIMATE CHANGE l Part 2 of the farming & climate change series by the Farmers Rising nonprofit is Nov. 21, titled Weather, Wind and Water...
Bob Benenson3 days ago1 min readRegister Now for January's Everything Local ConferenceFOOD NON-PROFITS i Register for Everything Local presented by Illinois Farmers Market Association, IL Farm Bureau & IL Specialty Growers...