See Your Impact! Illinois Stewardship Alliance 2018 Annual Report
2018 was a game-changing year for our vision of a more resilient, vibrant and just local food system a reality. Thanks to Alliance members who rallied across the state, the Alliance not only passed three…
The Farmer-to-Farmer Soil Health Series
There’s no one-size fits all model for soil health. Each farmer has to make decisions based on their soil type, landscape, time, and finances. While there’s no perfect prescription, there are plenty of farmers out…
Make a More Just Food System, Join the Alliance
Everyone deserves wholesome food, fair practices, and healthy ecosystems. Together, we can make that a reality. Read on to learn how YOU can make a difference to farmers like Katie Bishop and to your community.…
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Farmers Training Farmers on Diversifying Profits
This week, Alliance communication coordinator Piero Taico joined two dozen farmers from across the state and region at the Routes to Farm two-day “Farmer-to-Farmer Marketing Intensive” at Angelic Organics Learning Center. The aim of the training was to help farmers find their niche and create…
Health Insurance partially funded for Soil & Water Conservation District Employees
Notice we said partially… not fully. The Illinois Department of Agriculture returns to its’ practice of designating funds from the soil and water conservation program by allocating $1 million to Soil Water Conservation Districts (SWCD) for the purposes of partially offsetting the costs of basic…
Alliance leaders featured in pilot of new Chicago climate podcast Housewarming
Click here to hear the episode Today is the launch of Housewarming, a brand new podcast exploring climate policy and solutions in Chicago and beyond. The first episode, by hosts Abby Wilson and Anni Metz, features Alliance director Liz Stelk and soil health champion farmer Kathy Kaesebier. Kathy Kaesebier farms…
Answers to Cover Crop Questions Answered in New NREC Publication
“Considering Cover Crops?” is a newly-published resource for Illinois farmers that provides a comprehensive guide to the most recent research and intelligence for effectively incorporating a cover crop ahead of corn, soybeans, and wheat. The Guide outlines comprehensive tactics for cover crop use as part…
The Alliance Working with National Healthy Soils Policy Network
Launched early in 2018, the National Healthy Soils Policy Network is a group of farmer-centered organizations that advocate for state and federal policies on behalf of sustainable, organic, beginning, minority and/or family farmers. This group recognizes and focuses on farmer-informed policy to scale up practices…
Photos from Our 4th Annual September Eat Local Challenge
The results are in for the 4th annual September Eat Local Challenge, a month long photo scavenger hunt to connect Central Illinois shoppers to local food and farms in their region. The local love was strong this year and 130 shoppers downloaded the scavenger hunt…