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URL
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Description
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Product information and placing orders
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chicagofood.wikispaces.com
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Our buying club's resource for food-related information & discussion.
Inteligentsia, Frontier, MuTofu, Midwest Organic, and other non-UNFI products are ordered through this wiki.
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www.unfi.com/er/Logon
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UNFI's on-line shopping website.
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Nutrition, Food, and Organic Farming on-line resources
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familyfarmed.org
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Support the growth of a regional food system in the Midwest by establishing markets for
many organic and sustainable family farms in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
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localorganic.org
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The Local Organic Initiative (LOI) will support the growth of a regional food system
in Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana with a goal to supply a significant portion of the organic food
consumed in the Chicago area and throughout the region.
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localharvest.org
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A definitive and reliable "living" public nationwide directory of small
farms, farmers markets, and other local food sources.
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sevengenerationsahead.org
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SGA advocates for proactive, local community solutions to global environmental issues, and works
to promote clean, renewable energy; eco-effective materials and products; intelligent, sustainable building design;
and fresh, local food raised using ecologically safe and healthy practices. Oak Park, IL
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cornucopia.org
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Through research, advocacy, and economic development our goal is to empower farmers both
politically and through marketplace initiatives. Cornucopia, WI
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marigallagher.com/projects
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Everything you'd like to know about Chicago Food Deserts.
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messhall.org
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Has lots of Chicago specific food related info, in addition to a lot of other stuff.
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www.agr.state.il.us/marketing/
Mkt_ILOFFTaskForce.html
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Illinois Local and Organic Food and Farm Task Force.
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Other local cooperatives
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dillpicklefoodcoop.org
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A current effort to build a storefront food coop.
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chicagohoneycoop.com
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Chicago honey producing coop.
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workingbikes.org
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Working Bikes is a not-for-profit cooperative which diverts bicycles from the waste stream in Chicago by repairing them for sale and charity.
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