Summary: <p>Janie Maxwell, executive director of the <a href="https://www.ilfma.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Illinois Farmers Market Association (ILFMA)</a>, reports on winter farmers markets and new ways to connect farmers to markets to consumers. Garden expert <a href="https://gardeningwithcharlie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Charlie Nardozzi</a> previews his presentation at the <a href="http://chicagoflower.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chicago Flower and Garden Show</a> and has advice about winter gardening and containers. Francis Thicke, PhD, is leaving the National Ogranic Standards Board (NOSB) and comments on <a href="https://www.cornucopia.org/2017/11/closing-comments-francis-thicke-end-nosb-term/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">his statement</a> about what he perceives as a threat to the organic label in America.</p> <p></p>
