See your impact in 2020
The Alliance’s Annual Report is here! 2020 was a year like no other. A global pandemic touched all of our lives – and it changed the way people think about food. We witnessed in real…
Introducing our 2021 State Policy Agenda!
UPDATE 3/1/2021: Take ACTION with the Alliance at the Virtual Food & Farm Week of Action! This February, Alliance members from across the state came together during our Annual Gathering of Stewards to discuss and…
Resilience Fund Grant Recipients
We are excited to announce the 27 farms selected to receive a grant from the Illinois Stewardship Alliance’s Resilience Fund! The Resilience Fund was highly competitive; we received over 80 applications from local food producers…
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Join us for our first Virtual Food & Farm Week of Action
Brought to you in partnership with Advocates for Urban Agriculture, American Farmland Trust, Central Illinois Young Farmers Coalition, Chicago Food Policy Action Council, Food Works, Illinois Environmental Council, The Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship, Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT, Izaak Walton League, The Land Connection,…
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“For us, lobby day is a family affair.”
Farmer Member Jody Osmond shares his memories of Lobby Day’s past, and vision for the 2021 Food & Farm Week of Action. My wife Beth and I farm on land that has been in my family for over 80 years, just north of Ottawa. We…
Stewards growing their power; in the fields and the Capitol
The Alliance is proud of our Caucus members taking center stage on Ciliving.tv to share more about their roles as lobby day leaders at our upcoming Food Farm Week of Action. Kaitie Adams, Savanna Institutes Demonstration Farm Manager and John Williams owner/operator of Red Crib…
Take Action: The Home-to-Market Act needs new action in the Senate!
Earlier this week the Home-to-Market Act SB2007 passed out of the Subcommittee on Public Health in the Senate. Hooray! Thank you for helping us get it past this first hurdle. But now it needs your support again. The Home-to-Market Act will be heard by the…
TAKE ACTION: The Home-to-Market Act needs your support in the Senate
Last week the Home-to-Market Act HB2615 passed the first hurdle to becoming a law and made it out of Committee in the House! The Act will help small farms and food businesses across Illinois reach new customers, grow the local food economy, and give you…
New legislation will honor César Chávez and all farmworkers
The Illinois House is introducing HR79 to declare March 31, 2021 Farmworkers Awareness Day. The date was chosen to honor the 94th birthday of the American labor leader, community organizer, and Latino American civil rights activist César Chávez; a true steward, striving to protect his…
TAKE ACTION: Urge your Legislator to support Illinois’ sustainable farmers
Urge your legislator to sponsor the Partners for Nutrient Loss Reduction Act You can help Illinois sustainable farmers have the resources and support they need to protect soil and our drinking water from farm pollution. The Partners for Nutrient Loss Reduction Act (HB 1792/SB 2474) will provide…