Overview

Local Food Forum is YOUR local food newsletter. Whether you are a farmer, farmers market manager/vendor, farm to table chef, food-health advocate, school/community garden participant, startup local food entrepreneur, food access advocate, proponent of food as a tool for economic development and jobs, Chicago-region craft beverage maker... or a consumer who loves local food and wants to know more about it... let’s build a community. The newsletter is published by Bob Benenson, who built knowledge across the local food spectrum — and a network of awesome local food world changers — during a long tenure as lead writer for Chicago nonprofit FamilyFarmed. Bob brings his career skills as a journalist, his lifelong passion for food, his zeal for building a better food system, and a sense of humor and fun to Local Food Forum. Paid subscriptions are just $50/year or $5/month and entitle you to full participation in the Local Food Forum community. You can post comments; share ideas and recipes, and receive special subscriber-only benefits. Not sure and want a test drive? Free subscriptions are also available.