Buy Fresh Buy Local (BFBL), is a local foods’ campaign to encourage the community to support local farmers.
This includes everyone from individual consumers to larger buyers, including restaurants and grocery stores.
Through the BFBL campaign’s marketing materials (such as the logo above), consumers can identify locally produced foods and farmers can reach new local markets.
Remember to look for BFBL signage and tell your retailer or restaurant that you care where your food comes from.
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to learn more about BFBL and the Central Illinois Chapter.
This year the BFBL Central Illinois chapter has expanded to include both a Springfield Hub and a Bloomington Hub. You can follow the links below to find your area’s directory listings of local food producers/growers, restaurants using local foods, and other local food resources.
The 2008-2009 directory is still available (click link below)
and the new 2009-2010 directory will be available here by the end of May 2009.
Also this year, BFBL Central Illinois will hold its second annual “Local Flavors” restaurant series in both chapter areas.
In 2008, five Springfield-area restaurants participated in hosting 10 dinners featuring locally produced and grown foods.
The series was very well received and won an award from Downtown Springfield, Inc. as being a creative promotion of downtown.
This year’s Springfield-area series will be held from June – October and will include more restaurants and showcase 10 dinners and 10 lunches.
View complete Springfield Local Flavors 2009 schedule
Check back soon for Bloomington-area's Local Flavors schedule.
If you have any questions or concerns about Buy Fresh Buy Local Central Illinois or “Local Flavors” or would like to receive e-mails about the 2009 “Local Flavors” restaurant series, contact Michael, michael@ilstewards.org or 217-498-9707.
Click on
the appropriate link below to view and/or download a Buy Fresh Buy
Local directory listing or membership form.
2009 BFBL SPRINGFIELD AREA DIRECTORY NOW AVAILABLE
Click below to view a printable directory for your area
2009 Springfield BFBL Directory
2009 Bloomington BFBL Directory will be here soon
2009 BFBL MEMBERSHIP FORMS
Click on the appropriate link below to view and/or download a 2009 BFBL membership form.
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