Program Links

100 Mile Diet
www.100milediet.org

Agritourism
web.extension.uiuc.edu/agritourism/
The site includes a discussion of what agritourism is with several examples, information on business development, resources, upcoming events, and an Ask the Expert section.

Cornell University Community Food Systems
media.cce.cornell.edu/hosts/agfoodcommunity/afs_temp3.cfm?to ...

FamilyFarmed.org
www.familyfarmed.org
A list of midwestern organic producers by state with links to online profiles of each operation, with interviews of the producers that describe their production methods and the products they offer. CSA operations are also listed.

Farm Beginnings
illinoisfarmbeginnings.org

Farm Direct
illinoisfarmdirect.org/
The Illinois Farmer-to-Consumer Directory of Locally Produced and Locally Sold Foods.

Food Circles Networking Project
www.foodcircles.missouri.edu/
A Food Circle is a new way of conceiving of and organizing our agricultural and food systems. It links the many people involved in food production together in interdependent, holistic ways. When we conceive of our food system as a circle, we acknowledge that we are connected with every other person in that circle through the act of food production.

Food Initiatives Group (Macomb)
www.macombfig.org/index.shtml

IL Local and Organic Food and Farm Task Force
www.agr.state.il.us/marketing/Mkt_ILOFFTaskForce.html

Illinois Fresh
www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/fresh/
Guide to u-pick farms, roadside markets and farmers markets from U of I Extension.

Illinois Markets Information System
www.agr.state.il.us/markets/mis/
An online listing from the IL Dept. of Agriculture, searchable by category of companies that produce, process, package, or are headquartered in Illinois.

Illinois Small Farms
web.extension.uiuc.edu/smallfarm/
Illinois Small Farms provides information for both the commercial small farmer as well as the small acreage landowner. The purpose of this website is to provide easy access to information for small-scale farmers and those who work with them.

Illinois Stewardship Alliance
www.illinoisstewardshipalliance.org/
Illinois Food Policy Council information

Initiative for the Development of Entrepreneurs in Agriculture
web.extension.uiuc.edu/iidea/index.html
IDEA-Initiative for the Development of Entrepreneurs in Agriculture-was created by University of Illinois as a statewide initiative. IDEA conducts research, develops educational products, and provides services that encourage farmers to incorporate entrepreneurial strategies which direct their marketing efforts to meeting consumer demand.

Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
www.leopold.iastate.edu/

Local Flavors Newsletter
web.extension.uiuc.edu/adamsbrown/reports/i107/index.html
Local Flavors is a newsletter developed by the Adams/Brown Unit that features local food happenings in area.

Local Harvest
www.localharvest.org

MarketMaker
www.marketmaker.uiuc.edu
An interactive mapping system that locates businesses and markets of agricultural products in Illinois, providing an important link between producers and consumers.

North Central Region SARE
www.sare.org/ncrsare
Since 1988, the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program has helped advance farming systems that are profitable, environmentally sound and good for communities through a nationwide research and education grants program. The program, part of USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, funds projects and conducts outreach designed to improve agricultural systems.

Prairie Bounty of Illinois
www.specialtygrowers.org/bounty.htm
A marketing directory for Illinois growers of certain specialty crops, including fruits, vegetables, herbs and Christmas trees.

State & Local Food Policy Councils
www.statefoodpolicy.org/index.htm

The Food Project
www.thefoodproject.org
Building a Sustainable Local Food System.

The Land Connection
www.thelandconnection.org/
The Land Connection is working from the ground up to create a world where there is plenty of organic farmland, plenty of farmers making a good living, and lots of good, local food for every community.

Western Illinois Sustainable Ag Society
www.wisas.org/contact_us.htm
The Western Illinois Sustainable Agriculture Society (WISAS) is a regional, farmer-based not-for-profit organization incorporating the counties of Adams, Pike, Scott, Morgan, Cass, Hancock, Brown, Calhoun and Schuyler. It was established in 1992 in Western Illinois to encourage farmer practices that strike a balance between short-term pro?tability and long term environmental quality and rural community vitality.