You really Dished it out! Story Slam videos and recap
Something truly incredible happened on Sunday October 4, 2020! Over 600 Illinoisans passionate about local food, thriving ecosystems, and vibrant communities came together – virtually, of course – for our inaugural The Dish fundraiser (which…
Eat•Drink•Vote: Your Guide to Federal Food & Farm Issues in 2020 and Beyond
Every Tuesday at noon from September until Election Day, Illinois Stewardship Alliance is hosting a series of Facebook Live events entitled Eat Drink Vote, bringing together farmers and organizations from across the state to discuss…
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Illinois Food and Farm Voter Guide
We solicited input from members and worked with state and national partners to create a Food & Farm Candidate Questionnaire featuring nine questions on the most pressing issues facing farmers and eaters, including food security, climate change, racial equity and more. See how your candidates…
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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 across Illinois requesting nearly $1 million in support. There were…
Fresh Food from Farmers of Color Fund AWARDS ANNOUNCED!
Fresh Food from Farmers of Color Fund (FFFC) awards 25 Farmers of Color over $670,000 in grant funding to Increase Local Food Production and Expand Access to Healthy Food on Chicago’s South and West Sides WOODLAWN – The Fresh Food from Farmers of Color Fund…
Alliance Member, Andy Hazzard, Forges Own Path
Andy Hazzard, a farmer at Hazzard Free Farms and Alliance leader, was highlighted in the Artisan Grain Collaborative’s newsletter, The Crumb. Andy is working with other farmer members in the Alliance to build and grow our Local Food Producers Caucus. The Crumb features stories, opportunities,…
Get Rewarded for Covering your Soil
It’s that time of year again, fall harvest time. Mornings, afternoons, and evenings spent in the cab of the combine hoping to end the season with great yields. This is also the time to keep your soil shielded and the microbes fed during the winter…
You can help farmers protect our soil and water
Nearly every drop of rain that falls on Illinois farmland runs off the field, into our waterways, and takes soil and pollution with it. Pollution from Illinois and Iowa makes its way down to the Gulf of Mexico where it’s created a hypoxic dead zone…
You can grow hundreds of small farms and food businesses
The Local Food Caucus is the Alliance’s members-only network of farmers that believes Illinois can feed Illinois, that farmers are the heart of the local food movement, and that when farmers come together to form a collective voice, the local food movement will be stronger.…
Support Farm-to-Table Restaurants and Win!
Support farm-to-table restaurants and win! Voting runs September 14-30, 2020 You can help support farm-to-table restaurants in your area AND win a chance for dinner for two to your favorite during the Illinois Favorite Farm-to-Table Awards going on now. The Alliance in partnership with the…