Pledge your support for FarmFED Co-op, the first fresh food processing facility in the region. The Alliance thought you might like to hear about a new cooperative local food processing facility in Central Illinois –…
Let’s get back together for a Shindig! We’ve got big wins to celebrate with you! Alliance members, with your support, have been building power and changing laws to grow local food and sustainable agriculture, and…
Our lawmakers listened – let’s say thanks! This year, Alliance farmers and eaters from across the state came together to solve some of the most pressing issues in our food system. Together, we put those…
The nomination period for USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees is open now through Aug. 2. Each county office is looking for producers to serve on the local county committee. County committees are unique…
The Alliance is proud to join organizations across the country in condemning the lawsuits to stop US Department of Agriculture from providing debt relief to Black, Hispanic, Indigenous, Asian and Pacific Island family farmers. We urge USDA…
Earlier this week the Home-to-Market Act SB2007 passed out of the Subcommittee on Public Health in the Senate. Hooray! Thank you for helping us get it past this first hurdle. But now it needs your…
The Alliance’s Annual Report is here! 2020 was a year like no other. A global pandemic touched all of our lives – and it changed the way people think about food. We witnessed in real…
UPDATE 3/1/2021: Take ACTION with the Alliance at the Virtual Food & Farm Week of Action! This February, Alliance members from across the state came together during our Annual Gathering of Stewards to discuss and…
Your Organization Can Endorse the Home-to-Market Act Here Your Cottage or Home-Based Food Business Can Endorse the Home-to-Market Act here You can ask your legislator to support the Home-to-Market Act here This week, farmers and…
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…