This Guide was developed by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) in partnership with a diverse collection of stakeholders including cottage food advocacy groups, local health departments, public health associations, the University of Illinois Extension, cottage food producers, and economic development organizations. The purpose of this Guide is to support cottage food businesses and […]
Publications
Local Food Purchasing Guide
The Local Food Purchasing Guide was created to help you understand how to access the very best ingredients from your region, for the betterment of your food business and community. In this publication, you can find specific information on: Author, Jeff Hake, built this guide from his own experiences as a producer and food business […]
Farmer Identity and the Acceptance of Conservation Practices by Commodity Farmers
Commodity farmers share an identity embedded in the market-oriented system of industrial agriculture. They evaluate all potential practices within its context. Click the image to download the guide now! –
Regenerative Grazing Guide
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Financial Risk Management for Specialty Crop Farmers
Financial Risk Management for Specialty Crop Producers was developed to provide an in-depth exploration of maintaining, refining, and growing a farm business. It is designed specifically for specialty crop producers with a few years of experience running a farm business, though the information is applicable to farmers at many stages of development. Written by experienced […]
Getting Started Selling Online
Considerations for choosing an e-commerce platform for selling your farm products: Do you already have a website for your farm business? If you do, then you might want to start by seeing what e-commerce plugins are available to integrate with your site. If your site was built on WordPress, then you have a lot of […]
