Events and Activists
Events
Midwest Organic Production and Marketing Conference
Activists
CSA Learning Center at Angelic Organics
1547 Rockton Rd.
Caledonia, IL 61011
815-389-8455
www.csalearningcenter.org
Helps community members, prospective farmers and CSA members to renew and deepen relationships to community, the land, and each other.
Prairie Table
2906 Crossing Ct.
Champaign, IL 629015
[email protected]
www.prairietable.org
Prairie Table is a local citizen organization that undertakes
projects that advance a more sustainable food system--from farm to
table--in Champaign County and environs.
Seven Generations Ahead
PO Box 3125
Oak Park, IL 60304
708-660-9909
[email protected]
Seven Generations Ahead educates Chicago area consumers about the
environmental, health, and local economic benefits of consuming
local, sustainably raised food; facilitates direct market linkages
between local family farms and consumers; works to develop efficient
distribution systems between rural, sustainable farmers and Chicago
area consumers; and implements its Fresh From The Farm "farm to
school" program.
Green Earth Institute
10S404 Knoch Knolls Rd.
Naperville, IL 60565
630-664-5681
www.greenearthinstitute.org
Uses organic farm as a demonstration and learning center to promote nutritional health and ecological sustainability.
Institute for Community Resource Development
4436 W. Maypole
Chicago, IL 60624
773-261-7339
[email protected]
Community outreach program that sponsors the Austin Organic Food Co-op and encourages the development of local food systems.
Growing Power
[email protected]
www.growingpower.org
Helps urban communities become more self-sufficient by developing community food centers and teaching sustainable practices for growing, processing, and distributing food.
Green City Market
[email protected]
312-349-5806
www.chicagogreencitymarket.org
Organization that connects local farmers to Chicago's consumers, chefs, and food orgainzations.
Sustain
920 N. Franklin St., Suite 301
Chicago, IL 60610-3121
312-951-8999
www.sustainusa.org
Promotes local, organic, and sustainable food systems.
Western Illinois Sustainable Agriculture Society
Two Rivers RC and D
110 E. Fayette
Pittsfield, Il 62363
217-285-4114
Organization of producers attempting to improve availability and marketing of locally grown foods.
Illinois Stewardship Alliance
P. O. Box 648
Rochester, IL 62563
217-498-9707
www.illinoisstewardshipalliance.org
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.
The Land Connection Foundation
Sustainable Agriculture Program
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Box 19281
State Fairgrounds
Springfield, IL 62794-9281
217-785-5594
Small Farm Task Force
c/o Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant
Box 410
Greenview, IL 62642
217-968-5512