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CONSUMER RESOURCES
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Buy or gather food and drink within 100 miles of you
( (www.100milediet.org)
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Community Supported Agriculture - Find a CSA here
(www.value-added.org/communitycoop/csa.asp)
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Illinois 2008 Farmer's Markets - Find one close to you
(www.agr.state.il.us/markets/farmers/)
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Illinois Farm Direct – Search for farms near you
(www.illinoisfarmdirect.org/)
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Landscape with native plants
(www.for-wild.org/)
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Local Harvest – Search for farms near you
(www.localharvest.org/)
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Madison (WI) Area Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Coalition
(www.localharvest.org/)
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Slow Food USA - Find a Local Chapter
(www.slowfoodusa.org/contact/index.html)
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Sustainable Table
( www.sustainabletable.org)
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Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce
(www.foodnews.org)
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UIUC Extension Small Farms – Sustainable ag tours
(web.extension.uiuc.edu/smallfarm/ag_tours.cfm)
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USDA directory of farmers markets nationwide
(http://apps.ams.usda.gov/FarmersMarkets/)
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Where do your fresh fruits and vegetables come from?
(www.for-wild.org/)
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PRODUCER RESOURCES |
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UIUC
Extension Small Farms
(web.extension.uiuc.edu/smallfarm/)
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Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Ag Info Center
(www.epa.state.il.us/agriculture/)
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Michael Fields Institute
( www.michaelfieldsaginst.org)
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Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service
( www.mosesorganic.org)
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Transiton to Organic
( www.mosesorganic.org/helpwanted/introhw.htm)
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Farmer's Legal Action Group
( www.flaginc.org/
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GUIDES FROM THE ALTERNATIVE FARMING SYSTEMS
INFO CNTR
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U.S. Organic Marketing Laws and Regulations
( www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/pubs/OAP/OAPGuide1.shtml )
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International Trade In Organics: Laws and Regulations
( www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/pubs/OAP/OAPGuide2.shtml)
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Organic Marketing and Trade How-to Publications
( www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/pubs/OAP/OAPGuide3.shtml)
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Organic Marketing and Trade Research Tools Online
( www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/pubs/OAP/OAPGuide4.shtml)
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Organic Marketing and Trade Periodicals, Calendars and Trade Shows
( www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/pubs/OAP/OAPGuide5.shtml )
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Organic Market, Industry and Consumer Studies
( www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/pubs/OAP/OAPGuide6.shtml )
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Organic Marketing Support Organizations
( www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/pubs/OAP/OAPGuide7.shtml )
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IL Direct Farm Business - legal information
( www.directfarmbusiness.org/home/ )
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ISA's Guide to IL Laws Governing Direct Farm Marketing
( www.ilstewards.org/resources/legalguidefarmmarketingil.pdf )
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ATTRA: National Sustainable Agriculture Info Service
( attra.ncat.org/ )
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ISA IS A MEMBER GROUP OF THESE NATIONAL
COALITIONS
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Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
( www.sustainableagriculturecoalition.org )
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Community Food Security Coalition
( www.foodsecurity.org )
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ISA IS A MEMBER GROUP OF THESE ILLINOIS
GROUPS
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Illinois Council on Food and Agriculture Research
( www.ilcfar.org )
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Illinois Environmental Council
( www.ilenviro.org )
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Illinois Local Food and Farms Coalition
( tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/IllinoisLocalFoods/ )
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Illinois Local and Organic Food and Farm Task Force
( www.agr.state.il.us/marketing/Mkt_ILOFFTaskForce.html )
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Interagency Nutrition Council
( inc.aces.uiuc.edu/ )
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Lieutenant Governor's Rural Affair Council
( www.standingupforillinois.org/rural/index.php )
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NRCS State Technical Committee
( www.il.nrcs.usda.gov/ )
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SARE Coordinating Council
( www.sare.org/ncrsare/il.htm )
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State Treasurer's Agricultural Affairs Council
(www.treasurer.il.gov/programs/cultivate-illinois/cultivate-illinois.aspx)
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Community Shares of Illinois
( www.communitysharesillinois.org/ )
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STATE AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS
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Illinois Farmers Union
( www.ilfu.org/ )
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The Land Connection
( www.thelandconnection.org )
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Prairie Rivers Network
( www.prairierivers.org )
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Openlands
( www.openlands.org )
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The Nature Conservancy in Illinois
( www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/illinois/ )
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The Illinois Audubon Society
( www.illinoisaudubon.org/ )
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NATIONAL FOOD AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
ORGANIZATIONS
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American Corn Growers Association
( www.acga.org/ )
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Center for Rural Affairs
( www.cfra.org/ )
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Farm Aid
( www.farmaid.org/ )
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Food First
( www.foodfirst.org/ )
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Global Resource Action Center for the Environment (GRACE)
( www.gracelinks.org/ )
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Institute for Ag and Trade Policy
( www.iatp.org/ )
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National Farmers Union
( www.nfu.org/ )
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GENERAL INFORMATION
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Illinois Ag Statistics
( www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Illinois/index.asp )
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Illinois State Water Survey Links
( www.sws.uiuc.edu/Welcome.html )
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UIUC College of ACES / Agroecology
( www.aces.uiuc.edu/ )
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Locate your state legislators
(http://www.elections.il.gov/DistrictLocator/SelectSearchType.aspx)
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Illinois Stewardship
Alliance
P.O. Box 648, Rochester, IL 62563
Phone (217) 498-9707 • Fax (217) 660-8008
E-mail: isa@ilstewards.org
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