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Upcoming ISA Events

July 7: Local Flavors lunch and dinners for 2009 More

July 23: Preserving the Harvest: Canning and Freezing; Kampsville, IL More

Other Upcoming Events

July 7: Third of six 2009 Illinois Small Farm Tours - Grass-fed Beef, Pastured Chickens and Eggs;; Sheffield, IL More

News Items

Got their goat at AfterThought Farm - article about a small farm in central Illinois More

Good Food for All is a new blog and resource space for all those in the Greater Chicago foodshed and beyond wishing to learn and engage with others in the local food movement.
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Resources Available From ISA Website

Value-Added Producer Grants Fact Sheet
The VAPG Program is intended to provide grant funds to agricultural producers for value-added agricultural products. Click here to read more

Buy Fresh Buy Local
Central Illinois Directory Now Available
Find local food and local farms in central Illinois! Click here to view our directory which lists farmers, retailers, restaurants and farmer's markets that are members of the Central Illinois chapter.

2008 Farm Bill Program: Count Specialty Crops as Base Acres
A new 2008 Farm Bill Pilot Program will allow farmers to switch acres to cucumbers, green peas, lima beans, pumpkins, snap beans, sweet corn and tomatoes as long as these crops are grown under contract for processing. Click here to read more

Who owns the organic industry
If you want authentic local organic produce, it is clear you need to buy local. Click here to learn about the companies that market organic products

Certified Growers and Handlers Eligible for Cost-Sharing
Growers and handlers of organic agricultural products in Illinois can now recover part of the cost of their USDA certification. Click here to learn more

Illinois Legal Farm Guide This guide, developed with input from ISA, seeks to inform farmers and growers about what they need to know to legally sell farm products directly to consumers. More

From Asparagus to Zucchini A Cookbook offering guidance to cooking farm-fresh, seasonal produce. Click below to preview the table of contents and order online from ISA. More

Organic Agricultural Products: Marketing and Trade Resources - 7 Guides Seven guides, each of which focuses on a separate type of information or research source. More

Welcome
Illinois Stewardship Alliance
Working to promote family farmers and a healthy food system

 
  ISA is a citizens' organization that promotes a safe and nutritious food system, family farming, and healthy communities by advocating diverse, humane, and socially just and ecologically sustainable production and marketing practices.
  Value-Added Producer Grants (VAPG)


VALUE-ADDED PRODUCER GRANTS (VAPG)

18 million Available for Agricultural Producers: Value-Added Producer Grants Due by June 22nd

The Value-Added Producer Grants (VAPG) program is one of the nation’s most effective programs in fostering innovative agricultural operations, including organic and grass-fed based marketing, as well as farm-based renewable energy. To learn more, click here.

 

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Illinois Stewardship Alliance announces the Local Flavors 2009 schedule. Local Flavors connects central Illinois growers and producers with local restaurants in Springfield. Participating restaurants will offer a lunch or dinner special highlighting fresh, seasonal, locally produced foods. The series will open new markets for local growers and give restaurants an opportunity to work with local growers. If you live in the Springfield-area please join ISA in supporting local farms and local restaurants!

Click here to view complete Local Flavors 2009 schedule

PLEASE NOTE:
The next dinner will be July 7 at Blucat Café in Williamsville
The next luncheon will be July 16 at Maldaner's Restaurant


 
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2009 BFBL SPRINGFIELD AREA LOCAL FOOD DIRECTORY NOW AVAILABLE

Download 2009 Springfield BFBL Directory
or
Click here to see where to pick one up



Illinois Stewardship Alliance's
Marketing Tool for Local Food Businesses
in Central Illinois

Buy Fresh Buy Local (BFBL), is a local foods’ campaign to encourage the community to support local farmers. This includes everyone from individual consumers to larger buyers, including restaurants and grocery stores. Through the BFBL campaign’s marketing materials (such as the logo above), consumers can identify locally produced foods and farmers can reach new local markets. Remember to look for BFBL signage and tell your retailer or restaurant that you care where your food comes from. Click here to learn more about BFBL and the Central Illinois Chapter - including both Springfield and Bloomington areas.

If you have any questions or concerns about Buy Fresh Buy Local Central Illinois or “Local Flavors” or would like to receive e-mails about the 2009 “Local Flavors” restaurant series, contact Michael, michael@ilstewards.org or 217-498-9707.

Check out these links for more information and forms

Click to learn more about BFBL and Local Flavors

Click for downloadable BFBL Membership Forms

 


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 2009 - Issue 3
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NOTE FROM Illinois Stewardship Alliance:
the address of our website has changed to www.ilstewards.org
www.illinoisstewardshipalliance.org will no longer be valid.

 
 
Illinois Stewardship Alliance
P.O. Box 648 Rochester, IL 62563
Phone (217) 498-9707   •  Fax (217) 660-8008
E-mail: isa@ilstewards.org