Upcoming ISA
Events
Nov 22,
2008: Meet Your Local Producers, a local farm expo and
holiday market
More
Nov 22,
2008: Local Harvest Fundraiser Dinner benefiting
Illinois Stewardship
Alliance
More
Feb
2, 2009: Composting
Symposium: Vermiculture and Beyond - in Springfield, IL More
Other
Upcoming Events
2008 Farmers Markets
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Most are closed for the year but you can find one located close to you
to visit next year More
Jan 7-9,
2009: Illinois Specialty Crops and Agritourism
Conference More
Jan 10, 2009: Buy Local – Eat
Healthy - learn more about using locally grown produce More
Feb
23, 2009: Menu for the Future - First of 6 sessions
exploring the connection between food and sustainability More
Resources
Available From ISA Website
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
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Welcome
Illinois
Stewardship Alliance
Working to
promote family farmers and a healthy food system
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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.
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HARVEST FUNDRAISER DINNER -
Nov 22
A Local Harvest Fundraiser Dinner benefiting Illinois Stewardship
Alliance, will be held November 22, 2008, 6:30 p.m., at Maldaner’s
Restaurant, Springfield. Please support Illinois Stewardship
Alliance and join us for an evening
of delicious, seasonal, locally produced food.
Menu and
reservation information are available here.
Meet
Your Local Producers
Join ISA at the second annual
“Meet Your Local Producer” event, a local farm expo and holiday market.
This event gives consumers, restaurant managers and chefs, retailers,
and distributors an opportunity to meet local farmers, learn more about
their products and locate new locally produced foods.
Complete details are available here.
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Illinois Stewardship Alliance is getting a new look
and we want your
help!
B. Creative has designed two logos.
Please let us know which
logo you think ISA should use by clicking here:
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Illinois Stewardship Alliance's
Marketing Tool for Farmers 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, consumers can identify
locally produced foods and farmers can reach new local markets.
Learn more
about BFBL
BFBL Directory Listing and BFBL Membership Forms
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  2008 Sustainable
Agriculture
Production
Scholarship
Program Application
The Illinois Stewardship Alliance will offer a limited number of $1,000
scholarships to any Illinois student with at least a 2.75/4.0 GPA, who
is
planning to attend or is attending an accredited post-secondary
sustainable agriculture production program during the 2008-2009
academic year. The intent of this scholarship program is to increase
the number of sustainable agriculture farmers in Illinois.
Click
here to view and print the application.
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