The warm spring, spring frost and dry summer are taking a toll on Indiana farmers.
Bloomingfoods says it is in the early stages of its proposal, but it hopes to buy a building near Fess Avenue and 2nd Street.
Tastes prepared by local chefs will be available for $1, $2 and $3, and students can buy vegetables and meet area food producers at the mini-farmers market.
Christine Barbour acknowledges that eating slow food is more expensive than the fast, cheap, and easy alternative. But she says it's totally worth it.
The Eat Local America! Challenge is a nationwide effort encouraging us all to get in touch with our inner "locavore."