Do you have a junior chef on your hands?  Or do you want your kids to eat more vegetables?

Get your Kids in the Kitchen and start cooking. They'll build healthy eating habits and you'll all build memories. This class will be led by Chef Greg Christian of Beyond Green Partners, along with Chef Denise Perry of Copper Pot Cooking Studio, and will focus on using fresh, seasonal produce to create simple yet delicious meals. Open to kids aged 7-12 with an accompanying adult. This a hands-on class so...

What's better than a delicious meal at your favorite restaurant? A delicious meal at your favorite restaurant starring the freshest local ingredients from central Illinois farmers, that's what! When you dine out for local flavors, you not only get to savor the flavors of Illinois, but you get to show your support for small farmers, sustainable farming, and local businesses. When you buy local, you exercise your power to change our food system and create a world where land, animals, and people ar...

Check it out! Not one, but FOUR of our Buy Fresh Buy Local member restaurants are collaborating for the 1st Annual Pigs & Pints event on Sunday October 11th at Engrained Brewing Company! Each restaurant will be taking a different cut of the pig to create their own small plate. Plus the pigs will be sourced locally from two Buy Fresh Buy Local member farms, Sugar Grove Family Farm and Ropp Family Farm. You can try all four pork small plates as well as some amazing craft beer from!

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Pork at the Patch 2015 
An October event celebrating the fall season on the farm with local artisans, family, and friends. 

Order tickets online to reserve your spot: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pork-at-the-patch-2015-tickets-18655443935

Join us Sunday, October 4th at Indian Creek Farmstead just outside of Petersburg, IL. Enjoy the beautiful farm setting with seasonally prepared foods from local chefs, music by Amy Benton , Luke Turasky, and Mike Burnett , and beverage selection from Custom C...

Saturday, October 3rd, 4:30-9:30pm

312 N. Bruns Lane, Springfield

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5 Courses, 5 Oktoberfest Beers, 1 Beautiful Farm! Join us for a special table to farm dinner when

Driftwood Cocktail and Eatery comes to Small Axe Market Gardens for a five course, Oktoberfest inspired farm dinner and beer pairing. Tour the grounds of a working urban farm and dine under the stars.

Andy and Gus of Small Axe Market Gardens will start the evening off with a guided tour and tasting of the farm. You'll walk...

What's better than a delicious meal at your favorite restaurant? A delicious meal at your favorite restaurant starring the freshest local ingredients from central Illinois farmers, that's what! When you dine out for local flavors, you not only get to savor the flavors of Illinois, but you get to show your support for small farmers, sustainable farming, and local businesses. When you buy local, you exercise your power to change our food system and create a world where land, animals, and people ar...