Local Food Economy

Making the Right Connections With Local Food

Sheila Simon | Posted 05.16.2012

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Sheila Simon

Whether it's preparing local food for sale or distributing it to buyers, Illinois has a serious deficit when it comes to local food infrastructure.

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The Business of Local Foods

Kathleen Merrigan | Posted 04.04.2012

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Kathleen Merrigan

Farms selling locally may grow a wider variety of crops, they may pack or process on the farm or use workers to transport and market their products. Regardless, local food has big potential for job creation and economic opportunity.

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David Korten: Capitalism, Democracy, and Food (Video)

Rebecca Gerendasy | Posted 01.02.2012

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Rebecca Gerendasy

David Korten argues that both "peak oil" and climate change makes it imperative that we transition to a more localized food economy to insure continued access to adequate food supplies.

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Smarter Food: One Chicken's Plea

Posted 05.25.2011

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While the locavore debate rages on, we think this chicken has some pretty legitimate concerns about the time and energy spent transporting food across...

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