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	<description>Building Community Health &#38; Wealth through Food</description>
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		<title>Central Illinois Farmers Invited to Food Hub Network Organizing Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 04:54:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are a Central Illinois farmer producing food for our local community, Edible Economy and Heartland Community College would like to invite you to be part of an important Farmer Community Organizing Meeting for the Central Illinois Food Hub Network: Thursday, February 7, 2013 4:00 &#8211; 7:30 p.m. Heartland Community College A light supper featuring local food &#8230;<br/><a href="http://edibleeconomy.org/2013/01/23/central-illinois-farmers-invited-to-food-hub-network-organizing-meeting/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>COMING SOON . . . a more efficient local food system for Central Illinois!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 22:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heartland Community College, in partnership with the Edible Economy Project, has received USDA funding to help establish a distribution and marketing network for local farmers in 28 central Illinois counties. Read more below&#8211;and keep checking back for updates on our progress! HCC&#8217;s $99K USDA Grant Will Assist Local Farmers Heartland Community College, in partnership with &#8230;<br/><a href="http://edibleeconomy.org/2012/07/18/coming-soon-a-more-efficient-local-food-system-for-central-illinois/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Starting a Cooperative</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Would you like to know more about what it takes to start a cooperative? You might be interested in taking a look at this presentation developed by the non-profit Cooperative Development Services (CDS) on steps for starting a cooperative. The Edible Economy Steering Group has also drafted a proposed timeline for a producer cooperative in Central Illinois. A sample &#8230;<br/><a href="http://edibleeconomy.org/2012/01/14/starting-a-cooperative/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Business Plan Developed for Central Illinois Food Hub</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:46:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last semester, with financial support from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), the Edible Economy Project engaged Illinois Business Consulting (IBC) at the University of Illinois to identify and recommend solutions that will help in establishing a local food hub in central Illinois.  According to the USDA, a food hub acts as “a business or &#8230;<br/><a href="http://edibleeconomy.org/2012/01/08/business-plan-developed-for-central-illinois-food-hub/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New EDIBLE ECONOMY Website Coming Soon!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New EDIBLE ECONOMY Website Coming Soon! The EDIBLE ECONOMY PROJECT has made great progress in the 18 months since we first started working to build a modern local food infrastructure in Central Illinois.  We are working on a new website to better share our vision and progress with local food advocates like you.   Thanks for visiting . &#8230;<br/><a href="http://edibleeconomy.org/2012/01/03/hello-world/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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