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A food system encompasses the farms where food is produced, the consumers who purchase and eat that food and all of the steps that get food from the farm to the table... [More]
	Features Kidding Season at Prairie Fruits Farm Early spring means baby goats at Prairie Fruits farm in Urbana Strategies for Building Locally Based Food Systems in Illinois Communities Papa George: Committed to Local Papa George, a new Greek restaurant in Champaign, serves up delicious local food. Older features...
Resources Illinois Farm Direct Directory that helps connect consumers to over 600 local farmers in Illinois and 200 farmers markets. Consumers can search by location or by specific products. ... Kerr Center's Organic Certification Report New Resource for Small Organic Farms & Local Markets More resources...
Development Video: Josh Viertel: Garden Aesthetics Josh Viertel, Yale farm manager, talks about hows aesthetics matter in getting people involved in local food at the Yale Real Food Summit Farm to College Information on developing farm to college local food networks More about development...