Farmers are struggling while big corporations profit. Imports drive down prices for farmers — not for you. It’s time for Washington to act. Enforce antitrust laws. Restore fair markets. Support American farmers.

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#SupportFarmers #FairMarkets #BuyLocal

🌱 Big news for #FarmToFork Feast!
Marty Travis of Down at the Farms will share how local food networks + smart policy are transforming our food system.

🍴 Local food. Inspiring ideas. A night you won’t want to miss.

🎟️ Tickets moving fast → ilstewards.org/feast/

#LocalFood #FoodSystemChange

ISA’s Liz Stelk joined @farmaid.org’s Friday Farmer Forum to talk #cogovernance & coalition building with farmers and lawmakers and how to drive real policy wins.

🔑 “State policy is a vehicle for us to hold our Members of Congress accountable.” – Liz Stelk

#FarmAid2025 #FoodandFarm

For 50 years, people like you have helped grow a food & farm system that’s just, local, & regenerative. 🌱

In 2024 we planted big seeds:
✅ Farmer-led Policy Platform
✅ IL’s 1st Local Food Infrastructure Grants
✅ New caucuses for farmers + leaders

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Great write up about Alliance members working with policymakers in Springfield to make important changes to the Illinois Meat and Poultry Inspection Act, reducing some regulations & increasing production capacity for direct-to-consumer sales.

Read more here:
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🌾 Big conversations at Rep. Robin Kelly’s barn-hall in Kankakee on Wed.:
👉 SNAP + USDA cuts
👉 Strong Farms, Strong Futures Act
👉 Local Farmers Feeding Communities Act
👉 Rural hospitals & healthcare

Farmers, food leaders & lawmakers came together — because thriving farms need thriving communities. 💪

🌾🍴 Early Bird tickets are LIVE! Join us Sept 27 in Naperville for our 3rd annual Farm to Fork Feast—an evening of local food, fellowship & celebration with farmers + eaters.

🎟️ Get your best-priced tickets today: ilstewards.org/feast/

#FarmToForkFeast #LocalFood

🚨 Big win for IL farmers! HB2196 is law! 🚨

🐓 Farmers can now process up to 7,500 birds/year on-farm
🥚 Farmers can sell those birds direct to shoppers at farmers markets
🥩 No more 30-day ownership rule

Farmer-led. Community-powered. YOU made this happen! 💪🌱

#FairFarmRules #LocalFood

It’s #NationalHamburgerDay! 🍔
Skip the grocery aisle—find local ground beef from a farmer near you.

✅ Search local beef buyfreshbuylocal.org/illinois/
✅ Tag a beef farmer you know
✅ Share your favorite locally sourced burger recipe!

Support real food, grown close to home. 🐄🌱 #EatLocal #LocalBeef

Join us on Sunday, June 22nd for a Summer Solstice Celebration hosted by the Illinois Stewardship Alliance!
Ingredients for our farm-to-table dinner will be sourced from Illinois farms, within 100 miles of Indian Creek Farmstead in Petersburg. Get tickets here:
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Hemp grower Rachel Berry will help celebrate #soilhealthweek2025 with a virtual presentation on the potential of industrial hemp for soil health, water quality, and the IL Hemp Pilot project. Register for this virtual event on Friday, March 7th here:
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Alliance member Glaciers End will host the 3rd Annual Southern Illinois Soil Health Symposium on March 6th from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM CST in Marion, IL as part of #SoilHealthWeek2025! Composting and agroforestry will be discussed. Register here:

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The Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition will help us kick off Illinois' Soil Health Week 2025 with their online event: 𝑺𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝑩𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕. Register for this event and many more happening online and in-person here: ilstewards.org/soil-health-...

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