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Tour of EDR Lamas - a Central IL Farm Beginnings farm & U of I Extension Sustainable Ag Tour

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5.13.08

Tour of EDR Lamas - a Central IL Farm Beginnings farm & U of I Extension Sustainable Ag Tour

Lisa and Josh Saunders will host the first University of Illinois Extension Sustainable Agriculture Tour on Tuesday, May 13 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at their Eagle Dancer Ridge Lamas Farm in East Peoria.

Lisa and Josh Saunders are 2006-2007 Central Illinois Farm Beginnings graduates!

A fee of $20 per person will be charged for each tour, which includes lunch.

Visit www.extension.uiuc.edu/smallfarm/ to register and for more details about each of the tours including a map and agenda. To register by phone, contact Donna Cray at 217-241-4644. For more information, contact Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant (217-968-5512; cvnghgrn@uiuc.edu).

* Asterisk denotes tours and workshops that are part of “Small Farms - A Renewed Opportunity,” a project jointly sponsored by: The Land Connection, Illinois Stewardship Alliance, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, University of Illinois Extension, and Western Illinois Sustainable Agriculture Society. Support for these programs provided by a grant from the Illinois Department of Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture Grant Program.