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 [...]
FIG winter supper in Macomb was a great success.
The Food Initiatives Group (FIG) will host a free winter supper from 4:00-6:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 23rd at the First Presbyterian Church in Macomb. The family-friendly event will feature a variety of soups and chili, accompanied by fresh wheat rolls or cornbread, and an apple crisp dessert. The entire community is welcome to attend [...]
Local articles of interest in the December edition of The Radish.
West Prairie Farm has food for sale this Saturday, December 5th, 2009.
Voting with your fork and eating local results in more support for local farmers and your local economy.
FIG Summer Local Foods Dinner fundraiser a great success!
Field Day 2009 at the Allison Organic Farm
For the second year in a row FIG participated in the Macomb Heritage Days parade and passed out over 350 heritage tomato plants and Local Food Guides. Joel Gruver grew all of the plants from seed, transplanted them, and got them ready for FIG to distribute. John Curtis lent us the carts for transporting the [...]
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