Growing Roots: Building Capacity for Small, Underserved Growers Serving Chicagoland We are pleased to offer funding through the Chicago Region Food System Fund for a new granting program, Growing Roots: Building Capacity for Small, Underserved Growers Serving Chicagoland opportunity. We see a chance to increase consumption of Illinois grown, raised, and produced foods by building the capacity of producers to expand their operations to sell […]
Farm Food Safety Assistance Farm Food Safety Plan Food safety starts on the farm. That’s why it’s important that all farms implement procedures to ensure that the food that leaves the farm will be safe when it reaches the family table. All farms selling fruits and vegetables for human consumption are required to follow appropriate food safety and handling […]
