Calling all local food farmers! Farmers like you across the state are banding together in the Alliance’s new Local Food Farmer Caucus to drive a state policy agenda on the issues you care about. We’re kicking…
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…
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…
Fall is coming! On October 4th at 7pm, cozy up with a warm cider (or favorite local brew), throw a log on the fireplace, and settle in for an evening of storytelling, fellowship, and revelry at…
Note: The petition his hosted by our allies at the Institute for Justice Kelly Lay, featured above, makes amazing pastries, and hot sauces, and cupcakes. She supports her area farmers by sourcing as much local…
Illinois Industrial Hemp growers and processors now have a how-to guide for navigating the state’s new industrial hemp application process Springfield – On Friday, Illinois Department of Agriculture is expected to release the Industrial Hemp…