We are beyond excited that as of August 9, worker cooperatives are legally recognized by the state of Illinois. This a great accomplishment for cooperators across the state. Illinois is one of a few leading states (we only know of 12 other states) who passed laws recognizing the cooperative business model.
Read MoreApply now to have your local farming or cannabis food project a part of the next Food Fun(d)ing Fridays Pitch Fest on October 25!
Read More“On Wednesday March 13, City Council passed Resolution 2018-1394, effectively awarding Hilco Global with almost 20 million dollars in tax breaks for replacing the Crawford Coal Power Plant with a similar environmental travesty to inflict on the residents of Little Village.”
Read MoreSupport urban farms in Illinois by filling out witness slips for these three bills supporting soil heath!
Read MoreMarlie Wilson, CFPAC’s Good Food Purchasing Project Manager, has spent the past decade working to foster more fair, healthy, and sustainable food systems.
Read MoreWhat a year! As Executive Director of the Chicago Food Policy Action Council, I am humbled to say that 2018 was truly remarkable for all of us involved in working to improve the food system in Chicago.
Read MoreFrom supporting policy efforts to create economic opportunities for urban farmers and worker cooperatives to welcoming two full-time staff members – Brenda and Kara–, we can’t possibly recount every single event, opportunity, meeting, and victory we had this year!
Read MoreOn Friday, October 26, 2018, we held the second Food Fun(d)ing event at B’Gabs Vegan Scratch Kitchen in Hyde Park. This event was put together as a labor of love from the Urban Stewards Action Network.
Read MoreThe day will consist of workshops, speakers, hand-ons activities, food demos, a marketplace of resources and vendors, and a Food Business Clinic.
Read MoreBrenda L. Rodríguez joins CFPAC after organizing in the labor movement for the last seven years. After she graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, she was a literary graduate student in Texas and a rank-and-file leader of the Texas State Employees Union. Her background includes organizing with Unite Here! and working for four years with Working America, the community affiliate of the AFL-CIO.
Read MoreThe Chicago Food Policy Action Council (CFPAC) applauds the City of Chicago for adopting a resolution that will transform the way agencies purchase food and will work to promote health and well-being to Chicagoans creating a sustainable, socially responsible food system that has the potential of returning millions of dollars to local, food-based businesses and entrepreneurs.
Read More“Productive Landscapes in Chicago and the Southland: A Framework for Fostering a Vibrant Community-Based Urban Agriculture Cluster” builds on previous research and interviews used to develop the 2015 Cultivating Productive Landscapes in the Millennium Reserve report looking at the potential for urban agriculture and productive landscapes in the Millennium Reserve, and more expansively, in the areas covered by the new Calumet Collaborative.
Read MoreNew measure will ensure transparency in food systems and generate millions in revenue for local farmers, food-based farmers, food-based businesses, and communities.
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