Terra Madre Day December 10, 2018 – Terra Madre Day https://www.slowfood.com/what-we-do/international-events/terra-madre-day/ Raise your fork to take part in the IXth Terra Madre Day Terra Madre Day is a major Slow Food event, celebrating local food on a global scale. Every December, on the 10th thousands of people around the world organize parties and gatherings to celebrate good, clean and fair food: good quality and flavorsome; clean for our bodies, for animals and for the

Industrial Hemp Production Workshop (Freeport) Corn and soybean producers are currently facing exceptionally tight margins and uncertainty in the market, creating the need for alternative crops and diversified cropping systems. As a result, Governor Bruce Rauner signed into law Senate Bill 2298, is responsible for creating the Industrial Hemp Act, which will allow Illinois farmers to grow, cultivate, and process industrial hemp provide producers acquire a license through the

A film festival for everyone interested in learning about people, places and history behind their food is planned for Saturday, January 26, 2019, in Foundation Hall at the Old State Capitol State Historic Site (Level 2) in Springfield from 5:30 – 9:00 p.m. Slow Food Springfield, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and the Old State Capitol Foundation are partnering to present the 11th Annual Slow Food Springfield Film Festival. “These films tell the stories behind our f