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A project to help address food insecurity and community health on the south end of Peoria is entering its next phase.The “Local Foods, Local Places”…
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Once a neighborhood or town becomes a food desert, it's difficult to restore a functional food system. Two central Illinois communities are trying to grow…
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Peoria food pantries are feeling the strain of more people in need, as COVID-19 closures take away jobs and access to food.Willa Lucas runs the pantry…
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A Peoria non-profit is trying to address food insecurity and community health through education.Peoria Grown hosts cooking classes at various community…
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A pilot program bringing fresh food to Peoria’s South Side could soon become permanent.Organizers launched a farmers market in the old Aldi building on…
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Several community groups are collaborating to bring a farmers market to Peoria’s South Side.The pilot project will run for three consecutive Saturdays in…
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A Logan County town’s new grocery store may provide a model other rural food deserts can follow. Mount Pulaski lost its only grocery store in 2016. Since…