http://brownfieldagnews.com/2009/08/20/illinois-bill-promotes-locally-grown-food/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:17:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://brownfieldagnews.com/2009/08/20/illinois-bill-promotes-locally-grown-food/comment-page-1/#comment-684 Locavore News by Elbert van Donkersgoed | Sustain Ontario Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:21:59 +0000 http://brownfieldagnews.com/?p=7437#comment-684 [...] At the Illinois State Fair this week, Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation that he says will increase demand for locally-grown food. The bill sets a goal that by 2020, state agencies buy 20 percent of their food locally and state-funded institutions, such as schools, buy 10 percent of their food locally. Brownfield Ag News for America story. [...] [...] At the Illinois State Fair this week, Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation that he says will increase demand for locally-grown food. The bill sets a goal that by 2020, state agencies buy 20 percent of their food locally and state-funded institutions, such as schools, buy 10 percent of their food locally. Brownfield Ag News for America story. [...]

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