Legislation to boost IL local food movement advances

Legislation intended to increase access to locally grown food has advanced in the Illinois State Senate. Senator Dave Koehler, of Peoria, says the Local Food Infrastructure Grant Act would build on an effort started last year… “Last year, we were fortunate enough to be able to get $2,000,000 to help small specialty growers you know, with any kind of need that they might have getting their produce or their products to market.”  He says, “It’s really the idea to promote more diversity...