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Buy Fresh Buy Local Illinois is a coalition of organizations and agencies across the state committed to working together to build our regional local food economy. Our coalition is led by a Steering Committee of 15 food and farm organizations:

Routes to Farm is a collaborative effort comprised of organizations that directly serve farmers and which offer programming or services that nurture, train and/or promote the viability of farms by: 

* Providing assistance to farmers in the Chicago foodshed, defined as farmers within 400 miles of Chicago;
* Defragmenting the resources that are available to farmers through close collaboration and coordination; and
* Highlighting farming practices that are healthy, humane, fair, sustainable, and products that are locally sourced and sold.

ReGenerate Illinois is an inclusive statewide network that builds connections to foster powerful ideas and actions to shape a future where Illinois has a strong, representative, and resilient food system that is rooted in regenerative agriculture.