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SAVE THE DATE – Sunday, October 17
 Autumn Harvest Celebration
Connect with Local Farmers and Local Chefs

We’ve Moved!
Please make a note of our new Contact Information.

Want to be a farmer?

Central IL Farm Beginnings is a full-year course that provides you with the resources, skills, and personal connections you need to launch a successful entrepreneurial farm business.

Registration for the 2010-2011 program, which starts in October, is now open. Get $100 off your tuition by registering by August 16th!

Click here for all the details.

Join the Central IL Sustainable Farming Network (CISFN) today and get:

• free admission to 10 CISFN Field Days
• free admission to 5 CISFN Winter Farmer Forums
• the 2010 CISFN Directory listing profiles of all farm members
• a monthly CISFN newsletter with information on training opportunities, local food advocacy, and other items of interest to local farmers in the region
• job opportunities and other alerts

This new farmer association is dedicated to promoting local food systems in Central Illinois through farmer support and training. The network is facilitated by The Land Connection and University of Illinois Extension with direction provided by an advisory group of central Illinois farmers.

For complete information and how to join, visit http://central.illinoisfarmbeginnings.org and click on Join the Network.

The Seasons on Henry’s Farm, by The Land Connection’s founder Terra Brockman, garners rave review in the Sunday New York Times Book Review.