FIG in the News
- Local Foods Radio Stories on Tri-States Radio 91.3/89.5: All stories will run during the 6:30 am newscast and again during Afternoon Edition, which begins at 4:30 pm. They will also be posted to the web by midweek.
- Monday September 22 - Julie Root reports on Community Supported Agriculture.
- Tuesday September 23 - Jason Parrott reports on restaurants and grocery stores that are implementing local foods.
- Wednesday September 24 - Nick Wilkens reports on why some local food still gets shipped great distances.
- Thursday September 25 - Rich Egger will report on FIG's local foods dinner, following the food from the field to the kitchen to the plate.
- TriStates Radio General Event Information on 1st Annual FIG Dinner
- Topix Community Website: "Macomb Group Hosts Local Foods Dinner Saturday" 8/6/2008
- KHQA Press Release 8/9/2008
- University of Illinois Extension Blog "Locally Grown" 8/5/2008
- Macomb Eagle Article on the 1st Annual FIG Dinner