Albert Bates from the Ecovillage Training Center, among many endeavors, previews his keynote talk for the Great Lakes Bioneers Chicago event on November 2. Wes King, executive director of the Illinois Stewardship Alliance, reports on the difficulties surrounding the long-delayed Farm Bill in Congress and the soon-to-be-implemented Food Safety Modernization Act. Dan Krug from The Care of Trees, a Davey Company, talks about the importance of soil health.