Over the course of 30 days in September, 194 central Illinois residents took the Eat Local Challenge, pledging to spend $20 each week on locally-grown food and reinvesting between $15,000 and $32,000 in their communities. In addition to boosting the local economy, the Challenge also…

Here in Illinois, local farms and food businesses are creating jobs and feeding communities. But there are still missing links in the supply chain that make it hard to connect farmers and communities who want fresh, healthy food. Good news: a bipartisan bill introduced in…

Yesterday, a letter was distributed to Congress urging them to enforce antitrust laws and restore competition in livestock markets– largely controlled by only a few firms– by leveling the playing field for small and medium-size farmers.  Illinois Stewardship Alliance is proud to be among more…

During Local Flavors Week customers can find a seasonal meal featuring ingredients from Central Illinois farmers at their favorite hometown restaurants. Local Flavors Week, a program of Illinois Stewardship Alliance, fosters connections between local chefs and farmers and gives residents of rural central Illinois communities…

New Public Acts will remove barriers to the production and sale of local food Farmers markets throughout Illinois will be able to offer even greater variety beginning January 1, 2018 thanks to a pair of local food bills that have now both been signed into…

This September, the Eat Local Challenge campaign will have central Illinois residents pledging to spend $20 each week on locally grown food. The Eat Local Challenge, organized by Illinois Stewardship Alliance in partnership with farmers markets across central Illinois, aims to combat the annual slump…