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SUSTAINABILITY l Preserving and improving the health of our soils is crucial. Learn about a late September conference focused on this issue
Bob Benenson
- Aug 26
- 1 min
Chef Cleetus Friedman Honors Late Father with Scleroderma Fundraiser
EVENTS l Chef Cleetus Friedman is holding his 16th annual event to raise money to fight scleroderma, an illness that took his father's life.
Bob Benenson
- Aug 26
- 1 min
Illinois Hemp Growers' Fundraiser Outing is Par for the Course
FARM NON-PROFITS l While many non-profits hold dinners and galas, Illinois Hemp Growers Association is raising money with a fun day out...
Bob Benenson
- Aug 25
- 1 min
Non-Profit Elawa Farm Sets Annual Dinner, Seeks Farm Manager
FOOD NON-PROFITS l Elawa Farm, a non-profit in Lake Forest, IL, is hosting a leading chef for its annual dinner and is hiring a farm manager
Bob Benenson
- Aug 20
- 2 min
Hope is the Word for Chef Tigist Reda's Humanitarian Fundraiser
EVENTS l Tigist Reda (Demera Ethiopian Restaurant) is holding her 4th fundraiser to provide health care in her war-torn native province...
Bob Benenson
- Aug 15
- 1 min
Liberty Prairie Non-Profit to Cut Ribbon on Living Laboratory
FOOD NON-PROFITS l Liberty Prairie, a Chicago-area non-profit focused on building a better food system, will soon open its Living Laboratory
Bob Benenson
- Aug 14
- 3 min
Northern IL Young Farmers Event: Consider Yourself Part of the Farmily
EVENTS l Northern Illinois Young Farmers Coalition works hard but they take time to play. Learn about their upcoming Farm-ily Reunion...
Bob Benenson
- Aug 14
- 1 min
Cooking School Competition to Benefit Chicago's Common Pantry
CHEF PHILANTHROPY l Chicago's The Chopping Block cooking school is holding a competition of its chefs to benefit a local food pantry...
Bob Benenson
- Aug 4
- 1 min
Celebrate Farmers Market Week at Taste of Ravinia Festival
FARMERS MARKETS l Chicago-area folks can celebrate National Farmers Market Week at the Taste of Ravinia Festival in suburban Highland Park.
Bob Benenson
- Aug 4
- 5 min
When in the Course of Local Food Events... Fun Stuff Coming Up
EVENTS l Upcoming food & farm events in the Chicago region include a music and food fest, a visit to a Latino-owned farm, and a farm dinner.
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