The infrastructure of American’s food system entrenches social and income inequality, devastates rural communities and inner cities, drives declining health and further empowers corporations and the politicians they support. Working in resistance to those trends are Dave Bishop, an organic…
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Food nutrients going up in smoke
by Clare Howard • • 0 Comments
In Peoria, one of the most obvious places the economy affects us is in the restaurant business
by Bill Knight • • 0 Comments
The economy isn’t an abstract and government shouldn’t “operate as a business.”Economic woes affect employers and workers, consumers and kids, retirees and almost everyone in a community, a nation – now, a world. And government doesn’t exist to mimic corporations…
Experiencing exellence
by Sandra Dempsey Post • • 0 Comments
Excellence is often difficult to define, but easy to recognize. Sometimes it’s found in the ambiance of a restaurant or gift shop or in the presentation of a colorful and delicious meal. Excellence can be demonstrated in the positive, friendly…
Federal funds available for emergency food and shelter programs in Peoria County
by Community Word Staff • • 0 Comments
The Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program (EFSP) announced that federal funding is available to not-for-profit organizations in Peoria County that administer emergency food and shelter programs. The amount of funding available is $143,262. Federal funding must be used…