Illinois Stewardship Alliance is hard at work getting restaurants to use goods from small local farms
A state nonprofit is hoping to create a better working relationship between local farmers and restaurant owners. The Local Flavors, farm-to-table events started in June, giving Central Illinois restaurants a chance to use local ingredients in their food. Customers eating lunch or dinner at these diners will have a chance to taste the difference The Illinois Stewardship Alliance, a nonprofit advocate for the use of local farmers’ goods in restaurants, has lined up nine of the city’s eateries to join the effort. The alliance also hosts Local Flavors in Champaign-Urbana, Bloomington-Normal and Springfield to get more consumers to buy Illinois small farmers’ crops.
