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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

Welcome
Illinois Stewardship Alliance
Working to promote family farmers and a healthy food system

 

  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.


 
Scholarship Scholarship 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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P.O. Box 648 Rochester, IL 62563
Phone (217) 498-9707   •  Fax (217) 660-8008
E-mail: isa@ilstewards.org