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Two-Day Event Beckons Local Food Fans to Springfield
If you love locally produced food and you live (or can visit) downstate, then the Illinois Product Expo provides a chance to meet great producers.
The two-day event takes place next weekend (March 1 and 2) at the Orr Building on the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield. Admission is just $5 (state employees and children 10 years old and younger get in free).
Businesses with which I'm acquainted through my Local Food Forum and Naturally Chicago work — and which I'm happy to recommend — include Cahokia Rice, Engrained Brewing, Gindo's Spice of Life, Glaciers End, Mariah's Mums and More, and Phoenix Bean Tofu. In addition, 14 Illinois wineries will be sampling their products.
Here's the full scoop from the presenters:
Event Highlights:
FREE Samples from top Illinois Product vendors
$5 for 5 Deal – Buy 5 items, get $5 Expo Cash
Shop & Support Local – Explore a variety of Illinois Products
Meet & Connect with fellow food lovers
Vendors:
17th Street Barbecue NEW VENDOR!
Alexander’s Primetime Seasonings and Rubs
Bewitching Botanicals NEW VENDOR!
Casting Whimsy NEW VENDOR!
Elko Sales Inc
Gilmore's Treats & More NEW VENDOR!
Glacier Goodies NEW VENDOR!
Kurtos R US
Luka Popcorn NEW VENDOR!
Olive Oil Marketplace NEW VENDOR!
Pasta Al Dente by Keila NEW VENDOR!
ReMARKable Caramels
Siddity Pig Pork Snacks NEW VENDOR!
The Infused Olive NEW VENDOR!
The JAY Effect NEW VENDOR!
🍷 Illinois Wine Tasting
$10 Admission – Includes 6 tasting tickets & a commemorative tumbler➕ Additional tasting tickets available for $1 each
Illinois Wineries
LINK is Accepted!
Use your LINK & P-EBT cards to purchase eligible food items at the Expo.
To use LINK at the Illinois Product Expo:
1) Visit the LINK booth near the east side door to run your link card
2) You will receive LINK vouchers to be spent on any LINK eligible food items
3) Use the vouchers to purchase eligible items at any vendor