Chef-Farmer Mixers
Calling all farmers and chefs! Illinois Stewardship Alliance is happy to host a second round of Chef-Farmer Mixers. Participants will have the opportunity to make new business contacts, learn some tricks of the trade, enjoy…
Golden Beet Awards
The Golden Beet is an award to recognize those outstanding individuals, organizations, and businesses that are paving the way for local food system development in Illinois. That might entail anyone from the classroom teacher who…
2014 Conservation Cropping Seminars
Curious about Cover Crops? Want to learn more about soil health? Mark your calendars for three new Conservation Cropping Seminars coming to your area and don’t miss out on these great opportunities to learn more…
Register Now – Local Food Awareness Day is March 26th
All across Illinois and the U.S. lawmakers are beginning to take notice of the growing demand for local food systems. Illinois lawmakers are beginning to pay attention and the 2009 passage of the IL Local Food,…
Illinois Stewardship Alliance Publishes Legal Guide for Farmers
Illinois Stewardship Alliance has released a legal guide for farmers wanting to sell directly to consumers, restaurants and others. (CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE GUIDE) The guide is intended to be an introduction for beginning…
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USDA Announces Fiscal Year 2015 Farm to School Grants
National Program Continues to Increase Access to Local Foods in Schools and Provide New Economic Opportunities for a Variety of Producers Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the release of a request for applications for the third round of USDA’s Farm to School grants, including the addition…
Grants Available for Food Hubs
Wallace Center at Winrock International Announces Food Hub Development Grant Program Request for Applications The Wallace Center is pleased to announce its newest effort to support the work of food hubs nationwide, Strengthening Small-Scale Sustainable Farming and Local Food Systems by Accelerating Food Hub Development. The grant program will build…
Help Green Top Grocery Grow
Meet Katie Novak, Outreach Manager for Green Top Grocery food co-op in Bloomington, Illinois. I sat down with Katie last week to ask her one very tough question. “What is a food co-op?” According to Katie, that question is one of Green Top Grocery’s biggest…
Local Food Policy for 2014
Following the Governor’s State of the State address on Wednesday, January 29th, the Illinois General Assembly’s 2014 legislative session is officially underway. Despite multiple inches of snow and cold weather both the House and Senate were in session for a couple days last week. Meanwhile,…