Macomb’s Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 24, at Macomb Junior-Senior High School is getting a boost from FIG this year in the form of a $250 sponsorship. The FIG Board wants to recognize and support events, individuals and organizations that help to build environmentally sustainable communities in Western Illinois and Macomb’s Earth Day celebration [...]
FIG helps plant gardens at Lincoln School
FIG was well-represented at WIU’s Earth Summit on Wednesday, April 7th. Treasurer Jamie Lane and Chair Dan Barclay staffed an information table. Several people indicated interest in FIG and were enthusiastic about FIG’s mission. The Macomb Food Co-op Steering Committee had a table right next to FIG’s and it was exciting to see all of [...]
WIU guest speaker Dr. Vandana Shiva drew a large crowd of FIG members to her talk last night in the Grand Ballroom of the University Union. Entitled, “Sustainability and the Global Food Crisis,” her talk addressed a variety of themes that are important to FIG such as corporate control of farm land, seed varieties, water [...]
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