Illinois Stewardship Alliance

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. ✊ Add your voice: secure.everyaction.com/OnjeeK9lZE-gE5…

🌱 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

ISA’s Liz Stelk joined @farmaid's Friday Farmer Forum to talk #cogovernance & coalition building with farmers, lawmakers, & 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 yrs, people like YOU have stood up for a just, local & regenerative food + farm system. ✨ In 2024 we: ✅ Built a farmer-led Policy Platform ✅ Won IL’s 1st Local Food Infrastructure Grants ✅ Launched new farmer caucuses 👉 Read our report: ilstewards.org/annual-reports/

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: agrinews-pubs.com/livestock/2025…

🌾 Big convos at Rep. Robin Kelly’s barn-hall in Kankakee: 👉 SNAP + USDA cuts 👉 Strong Farms, Strong Futures Act 👉 Local Farmers Feeding Communities Act 👉 Rural hospitals & healthcare Farmers, food leaders & lawmakers came together thriving farms need thriving communities. 💪

🌾🍴 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 yours 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 🥚 Sell them 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 ✅ Tag a beef farmer you know ✅ Share your favorite locally sourced burger recipe! Support real food, grown close to home. 🐄🌱 #EatLocal #LocalBeef

Join us for @ILStewards annual Solstice Celebration on Sunday, June 22. We’ll enjoy an authentic farm-to-table dinner with IL ingredients sourced within 100 miles of Petersburg. You can’t eat more local! ilstewards.org/summer-solstic…

Hemp grower Rachel Berry will 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: secure.everyaction.com/hFU36hqci0u6UP… #hemp

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: secure.everyaction.com/iaQxriPmdUefon…

Kicking off the 4th Annual Soil Health Week is this online event: 𝑺𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝑩𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕. Register for this event and many more happening online and in-person, March 3-9, here: ilstewards.org/soil-health-we…

@sustainableag We are so proud to be a part of this collective action and stand up for the principles we believe in! #foodpolicy #foodjustice #climatejustice #climatepolicy

❄📢Farmers & advocates from across the country are braving the snow to be on the Hill today, meeting w/ Members of Congress, to press for sustainable ag priorities amid #farmbill & federal funding uncertainty. #foodpolicy #foodjustice #climatejustice #climatepolicy #lobbyday

The Alliance team will start hitting the road for a busy food & farm conference season. Check out our schedule & register for some of these awesome events, showcasing the latest in the food & farm system. Our first stop is Marion tomorrow!

We're hiring for two new positions! Seeking an experienced Policy Organizer passionate about soil health, water quality, & climate resilience. Also looking for a detail-oriented Event Coordinator for our 2025 Soil Health Week. Learn more here: ilstewards.org/employment

Help us find a stellar Operations Manager for the Alliance! We need a detail-oriented, organized, applicant who loves numbers to join our team. Hybrid in-person/remote position working a few days a week in our Springfield office. Read more & apply here: ilstewards.org/employment

You can help urge the House Agriculture Committee to VOTE NO tomorrow on its version of the 2024 Farm Bill. Unfortunately, the proposed bill leaves behind farmers and communities. Urge a NO vote here: secure.everyaction.com/UOfiJWpqnUuA5U…

With just $1500 remaining to reach our spring campaign goals, every gift counts to help fuel our work to make big changes in the food and farm system. You can make a gift to fuel our work by clicking here: secure.everyaction.com/E5vfVOHdkU2OML…

📢 ❗ ACTION ALERT TIME: Help support a bold slate of legislation to address the needs and barriers that Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) farmers in Illinois face. This Friday is the committee deadline for many of these bills. Take action: secure.everyaction.com/2C-xUODB-kOnwD…