New Campaign Challenges Residents to Buy Locally for Month of September
This September, a new campaign challenges central Illinois residents to spend $20 each week on locally grown food. The Central Illinois Eat Local Challenge Campaign, organized by Illinois Stewardship Alliance and farmers markets across central…
You’re Invited to Harvest Celebration 2016!
Where can you find central Illinois’ finest chefs, most delicious food, and toe-tapping-ist live music all in one place? At Illinois Stewardship Alliance’s Annual Harvest Celebration, that’s where! Celebrate the bounty of the harvest with…
NEW Local Flavors Week series brings farm-to-table meals to even more Central Illinois communities
Illinois Stewardship Alliance is proud to announce the kick off of the new Local Flavors Week series this June. The new series, a spin-off of the popular Local Flavors series, gives residents of rural central Illinois…
Local Flavors 2016!
The Local Flavors farm-to-table restaurant series, now in its 9th season, will kick off this June, highlighting locally-owned restaurants across central Illinois with a commitment to sourcing from central Illinois farmers. The series takes place…
Alliance Creates Speaker Bureau of Sustainable Farming Experts
Springfield- Now organizations, event planners, and members of the media can use a comprehensive list of Illinois farmers to identify knowledgeable farmers with different areas of expertise who are able to speak publicly. This newly…
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Call for nominations for outstanding beginning farmers!
For the second year, Routes2Farm, a collaboration of Farmer Alliances in the regional “foodshed” of greater Chicago, is organizing the Beginning Farmer of the Year Award. Illinois Stewardship Alliance has been asked to submit a 3 minute video featuring a beginning farmer from our organization, and…
Meet Brent and Melissa Schwoerer of Engrained Brewing Company
By: Molly Gleason Three adorable little boys sit at a table at Engrained Brewing Company as I walk in, big eyes smiling over big plates of fresh-cooked French fries. The owners, Brent and Melissa Schwoerer sit on either side, just as proud of their small…
Field Day at PrairiErth Farm: Sept. 6th
On September 6th, 2016, from 9am to Noon, join Dave Bishop at PrairiErth Farm along with a line-up of diverse speakers to discuss “Our Food Future,” including local food policy, projects happening around the region, and methods for incorporating sound environmental and financial practices on…
SPRINGFIELD CELEBRATES NATIONAL FARMERS MARKET WEEK
The United States Department of Agriculture has declared August 7-13, 2016 as National Farmers Market Week. In celebration, Illinois Stewardship Alliance and community partners are hosting farmers market related events throughout Springfield during the week. These events include everything from cooking classes and farm-to-table meals…
Local Flavors: From Farmers Market to Restaurant Table
Businesses are Farmers Market customers too! Check out the “Local Flavors: From Farmers Market to Restaurant Table” webinar recorded by the Illinois Farmers Market Association. The webinar features our Communications Director Molly Gleason speaking about Illinois Stewardship Alliance’s successful farm-to-table restaurant series, now it’s 9th…
Dekalb County Farm Stroll – July 24th
Wondering where to find local food & farm products in DeKalb County? Satisfy your local food cravings and curiosities on the DeKalb County Farm Stroll! A self-guided tour of more than a dozen diversified family farms. This years Farm Stroll will be on Sunday, July…