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Bob Benenson

Jul 23, 20242 min read

Farm Aid Announces Date and Locale for Its Annual Festival

EVENTS l Farm Aid has announced the date and locale of its festival of music, food & inspiration. Check out this article on Local Food Forum

Bob Benenson

Jul 18, 20242 min read

Connect With South Side's Food Culture at Chicago Urban Ag Crawl

URBAN FARMING l Chicago's Urban Ag Crawl on 9/8 will be a day of food & fun highlighting urban ag's importance in underserved communities...

Bob Benenson

Jul 18, 20241 min read

Volunteer on a South Side Chicago Urban Farm on July 27

URBAN FARMING l Want to be a farmer, if just for a day? Sign up for the July 27 volunteer day at Chicago's Citadelle Green Mountain farm...

Bob Benenson

Jul 17, 20245 min read

Chicago Region Farmers Market Schedule, July 19-25

FARMERS MARKETS l Check out the Chicago region farmers market schedule for the next week. Buy healthy local food, support local farmers...

Bob Benenson

Jul 17, 20242 min read

Three Sisters Garden's First Sweet Corn Delivery is a Golden Moment

Tracey Vowell grows,many crops at her Three Sisters Garden in Kankakee, Illinois. Yet it is sweet corn that customers await most anxiously,

Bob Benenson

Jul 13, 20242 min read

Good Grain Field Day Friday with Farmer-Advocate Andy Hazzard

FARMS AND FARMERS l If you want to learn about better grain growing practices, there's a field day Friday near Rockford you should consider.

Bob Benenson

Jul 12, 20246 min read

Chicago Region Farmers Market Schedule, July 12-18

FARMERS MARKETS l Check out the Chicago region farmers market schedule for the next week. Buy the best food and support local farmers...

Bob Benenson

Jul 10, 20243 min read

Chicago-Land Farm Learning

FARMER TRAINING l Farmer training opportunities abound in the Chicago region. This article features four new upcoming events...

Bob Benenson

Jul 8, 20241 min read

Organic Ag Interests Push Back on Regenerative Label

ORGANIC FARMING l The term "regenerative" has eroded some of organic's longtime support, but the organic farming community is pushing back..

Bob Benenson

Jul 3, 20245 min read

Chicago Region Farmers Market Schedule, July 5-July 11

FARMERS MARKET l The Chicago region's farmers market schedule for the next week. It's peak season... Support our local farmers.