Food Initiatives Book List

November 28, 2009

What food initiative books do you have in your library?  What food books do you recommend to other people?  For the purposes of this book list we can be broad and inclusive of: fiction, non-fiction, reference, gardening, cooking, policy, cultural, historical, etc. I will start our FIG Virtual Library with Michael Pollan’s The Botany of [...]

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Food traditions and Thanksgiving

November 24, 2009

Family food traditions revealed at holidays like Thanksgiving help define who we are.

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Community Gardens

November 19, 2009

FIG is a key partner in USDA grant proposal for community gardens in Macomb.

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A Food Coop for Macomb

November 16, 2009

A number of people in McDonough County have begun planning a food coop for Macomb.  The current initiative was hatched by Clare Kernek and a 4-person steering committee has now been formed.  A community survey will be distributed beginning in early December to gauge interest and support for the new cooperative business.  An open community [...]

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FIG joins Illinois Stewardship Alliance

November 13, 2009

FIG joins Illinois Stewardship Alliance

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