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00000179-2419-d250-a579-e41d38650002Issues of food, fuel, and field affecting Illinois.

Slow Food Film Festival Returns For 5th Year

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Peter Gray

Published January 24, 2014 at 8:58 AM CST

Springfield residents curious about raising chickens in their backyard may want to stop by Benedictine University on Saturday, January 25.

Mad City Chickens is one of five films to be screened at the 5th Annual Slow Food Springfield Film Festival.

The University of Illinois Extension is co-sponsoring the event.

Extension Educator Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant joined WUIS Harvest Desk reporter Peter Gray to talk about the films and educational workshops coming up in February for those interested in community gardens and urban farming.

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Peter Gray

Peter has a diverse background in public, independent and commercial media production. Beginning in 2011, Peter served as reporter and “Morning Edition” host for WUIS. He completed his work at WUIS in 2014. Prior to his start in public radio, he covered the Illinois legislature for NBC affiliate WANDTV-17 and helped launch Phenom Features, a non-profit apprenticeship film studio. Peter hails from Oswego, Ill., where he grew up watching WTTW-11/PBS.

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