Register today for the Illinois Stewardship Alliance’s Annual Gathering of Stewards, featuring tale-telling, lively debate, general merrymaking, and the sweet organized chaos of democracy in motion. Your voice and your choice matter. Let’s use them…
You rolled up your sleeves, we’re proud of you! It’s been a hard year. You’ve weathered a pandemic, a tumultuous political landscape, and an uncertain economic one. You’ve made sacrifices and hard decisions. But you…
Do you care about soil health? Thriving ecosystems? Economic viability for farmers who are stewarding our land and resources? You’re invited to attend the Soil Health Caucus’s First Annual Meeting in January! Soil Health Caucus…
Local Food Farmers are Banding Together Local food farmers: When the pandemic emptied grocery store shelves, you answered the call. Your local food was there for so many of us, as it had been all…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Illinois Stewardship Alliance hosted a series of Facebook Live events entitled Eat Drink Vote, bringing together farmers and organizations from across the state to discuss each of the nine key issues from the Alliance’s Illinois…
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…
