Buy Fresh Buy Local Central Illinois

Buy Fresh Buy Local (BFBL), is a local foods’ campaign to encourage the community to support localfarmers. 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. 

If you are a grower, producer, retailer, restaurant or other Central Illinois institution specializing in or promoting
locally-produced foods and are interested in becoming a member of BFBL Central Illinois for the 2010-2011 season, you can submit your application for membership by March 5, 2010, to be entered in our Membership Directory and gain access to the BFBL marketing materials!
Click here to go to the 2010-2011 BFBL Central Illinois Online Membership Application.

Last year, the BFBL Central Illinois chapter expanded to produce directories for the Springfield-area and Bloomington/Normal-area. You can follow the links below to find each region's 2009-2010 directory listings of local food producers/growers, restaurants using local foods and other local food resources.

Also this year, BFBL Central Illinois will hold its third annual “Local Flavors” restaurant series in both chapter areas. Over the last two years, Springfield-area restaurants have participated in hosting lunches and dinners featuring seasonal specials with locally produced and grown foods.  This year’s Springfield-area series will be held from mid-May through mid-November.  
Check back soon for a detailed schedule of this year's "Local Flavors" dates! 

If you have any questions or concerns about Buy Fresh Buy Local Central Illinois or “Local Flavors," please call the Illinois Stewardship Alliance at (217) 528-1563 or email Erika Helmerichs at Erika@ilstewards.org.

2010-2011 Buy Fresh Buy Local Membership Application

2010 BFBL Online Membership Application

2009-2010 Buy Fresh Buy Local Central Illinois Directories

2009 Springfield BFBL Directory 

     2009 Bloomington/Normal BFBL Directory