What is the Great Apple Crunch? It’s a day to CRUNCH into fresh, local apples in school! The Illinois Farm to School Network, along with the Illinois Farm Bureau and Agriculture in the Classroom, has been working hard to get local apples on the menu on October 22nd in Illinois districts. Schools can serve their apples with a CRUNCH noise and take a picture of their crunch! This is a way to showcase local, Midwestern food and farmers. Local apples are not often served in Ill

Pleasant Plains Girl Scout Troop #6195 will be hosting an environmental summit in conjunction with the Sangamon Valley Group of the Sierra Club on Tuesday, October 13th beginning at 4:30 PM at Southwind Park located at 4965 S 2nd St, in Springfield, IL. This family friendly event is open to the community and will have over 10 hands on activities for children of all ages. Communities across the country will gather this October in anticipation of the Paris climate talks happeni