Each recipe is designed with everyday cooks in mind, using simple ingredients and pantry basics. To make planning even easier, we’ve created a handy shopping list that separates farmers market items from grocery store purchases. So grab your shopping bag, meet your local farmers, discover what’s in season across Illinois, and enjoy stress-free summer cooking with Start Local!
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Grow Your Farm Business: Free online course to help you launch your cottage food or value-added farm enterprise
Looking for ways to decrease waste, increase efficiency, and grow your customer base? Learn how to do all of this (and more) with our FREE online self-guided course designed to help you launch your own cottage food or value-added farm business.
Mastering the Farmers Market Webinar Series
Highly successful farmers teach how they have turned their market stand into a profitable enterprise. Starring Katie Bishop of PrairiErth Farm (2017 Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Service Farmer of the Year) and Paul Dietmann, Senior Lending Officer in the Mission Financing group at Compeer Financial and co-author of the book Fearless Farm Finances: Farm […]
