Resources
Available From ISA Website
Buy Fresh
Buy Local
Central Illinois Directory Now Available
Find local food and local farms in central Illinois! Click here to view our directory
which lists farmers, retailers, restaurants and farmer's markets that
are members of the Central Illinois chapter.
Illinois
Legal Farm Guide This guide, developed with
input from ISA, seeks to inform farmers and growers about what they
need to know to legally sell farm products directly to consumers. More
From
Asparagus to Zucchini A Cookbook offering
guidance to cooking farm-fresh, seasonal produce. Click below to
preview the table of contents and order online from ISA. More
Organic
Agricultural Products: Marketing and Trade Resources - 7 Guides
Seven guides, each of which focuses on a
separate type of information or research source. More
Upcoming ISA
Events
Sep 30:
Farm Tour: Increased Productivity Using Hoop Houses
More
Other
Upcoming Events
2008:
Farmers Markets - Find one located close to you More
Aug 28:
Grant Writing Workshop, University of Illinois Extension, Sangamon County Office in Springfield
More
Sept 7: Center for
Sustainable Community's Garden, Orchard and Poultry workshop, Stelle More
Sept 8: Sustainable
Agriculture Tour, Iyabo Farms, Momence More
Sept 20 & 21: Center
for Sustainable Community's Land of Milk, Honey and Cider workshop,
Stelle More
September 29: Free public
lecture, Rethinking the Economics of Energy, Climate, and Food by Dr.
John Ikerd More
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Welcome
Illinois
Stewardship Alliance
Working to
promote family farmers and a healthy food system
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ISA is a
citizens' organization that promotes a safe and nutritious food system,
family farming, and healthy communities by advocating diverse, humane,
and socially just and ecologically sustainable production and marketing
practices.
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2008 Sustainable Agriculture
Production
Scholarship
Program Application
The Illinois Stewardship Alliance will offer a limited number of $1,000
scholarships to any Illinois student with at least a 2.75/4.0 GPA, who
is
planning to attend or is attending an accredited post-secondary
sustainable agriculture production program during the 2008-2009
academic year. The intent of this scholarship program is to increase
the number of sustainable agriculture farmers in Illinois.
Click
here to view and print the application.
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Illinois Stewardship Alliance's
Marketing Tool for Farmers in Central Illinois
Buy Fresh Buy Local (BFBL), is a local foods' campaign to encourage the
community to support local farmers. This includes everyone from
individual consumers to larger buyers, including restaurants and
grocery stores. Through the BFBL campaign, consumers can identify
locally produced foods and farmers can reach new local markets.
Learn more
about BFBL
BFBL Directory Listing and BFBL Membership Forms
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Local Flavors
Illinois Stewardship Alliance
announces a new dinner series, Local Flavors, that connects central
Illinois growers and producers with local restaurants in Springfield.
At Local Flavors dinners participating restaurants will offer a dinner
special highlighting fresh, seasonal, locally produced foods. The
series will open new markets for local growers and give restaurants an
opportunity to work with local growers. If you live in the
Springfield-area please join ISA in supporting local farms and local
restaurants! The next dinner is August 21 at Augie’s Front Burner.
Read more
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