Farm Family Foods: A Small-Town Grocery with Big Ideas
Benson, Illinois, isn’t where you’d expect a local food revolution, but that’s exactly what’s happening at Farm Family Foods. This small-town grocery...
Illinois Extension Master Gardeners celebrate 50 years of impact, momentum for future
URBANA, Ill. — The 1970s were a time of change; people nationwide had growing concerns about environmental damage from industrial pollution and a renewed interest in home gardening. The environmental movement led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, Earth Day, and the Illinois...
Community participation needed in rural recycling survey
Rural recycling has always been a challenge across the United States, however the communities within McDonough County are resilient and always looking for ways to solve local issues. That is why the Macomb Women’s Club, a chapter of the General Federation of Women...