City Provisions recently opened a local and sustainable food deli on Chicago's North Side.
Chicago Reader features an in-depth article profiling African American farmers in Hopkins Park and how they are trying to connect to markets on the South Side.
USDA announced its Request for Applications (RFA) for the Community Food Projects (CFP) Competitive Grants Program. Deadline is Nov. 17. Free grant assistance resources are available on the CFSC website.
Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food, an initiative of USDA to support local and regional food systems, posted updated slaughter maps in the U.S., to assist small ranchers and farmers.
Heartland Local Food Network released its farmers market guide to accepting Illinois Link cards, based on its program at the Downtown Bloomington farmers market. Download the guide here.
Loyola University will offer a Sustainable Food Operations course in Jan. 2011, taught by Greg Christian of Greg Christian Catering and the Organic School Project.