The conference was held Nov. 29, 2007 in Quincy, IL. More than 135 people from 5 states including farmers, consumers, chefs, retailers, educators and others who are interested in building and supporting a sustainable local food system attended the conference. Experts from Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and beyond shared their research and experiences in local food system work.
Displays on marketing tools, local food system work and interesting topics were available throughout the day. A local foods lunch was served by Chef Michael Mitchell of Busy Bistro.
Sponsors for the Tri-State Locally Grown Conference included:
The Lumpkin Family Foundation
North Central Regional SARE
IL Department of Agriculture
John Wood Community College
The Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Iowa State Extension
University of Missouri Extension
Pathfinders Resource Conservation & Development, Inc.
Two Rivers Resource Conservation & Development Area
University of Illinois Extension
This program is part of the Small Farms: A Renewed Opportunity Workshop series and is sponsored by the University of Illinois Extension, Illinois Stewardship Alliance, The Land Connection, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Western Illinois Sustainable Agriculture Society. Support for these programs provided by a grant from the Illinois Department of Agriculture, C-2000 Sustainable Agriculture Grant Program.
For more information call Carrie Edgar at 217-223-8380 or cedgar@uiuc.edu
