Events, Workshops, Conferences, Parties
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2024 Farm-ily Reunion
This is a family-friendly, farmer-friendly, friend-friendly event to celebrate our farmers, our local producers, and the folks that support us. Together we will gather, get to know our neighbors, and share a meal as we close out the 2024 growing season.
This year the party will take place at Hazzard Free Farm, a woman-owned, organic grain farm in northwestern Illinois. Candid Fare will be cooking up a delicious dinner sourced by Illinois farmers, plus facilitating an interactive dinner experience on community building.
ISA Setting the Table Event- Chicago
Thursday, June 6, 2024 @ 5:00 PM
Plant Chicago, 4459 S Marshfield Ave, Chicago, IL 60609
Join us for an evening of collaborative discussion, local bites, and fellowship amongst Illinois Stewardship Alliance members, farmers and food system leaders.
ISA Setting the Table Event- Woodstock
Join us for an evening of collaborative discussion, local bites from Chef Zak Dolezal's new restaurant, and fellowship amongst Illinois Stewardship Alliance members, farmers and food system leaders.
At this event, you will,
Network and build relationships with farmers, eaters, and food system leaders who live and work in your community.
Share your thoughts on the biggest challenges facing the farm and food system and solutions you'd like to see.
Celebrate the Alliance's first 49 years of change-making in our farm and food system
Learn more about how you can become an agent of farm and food system change in your community
And of course,
Enjoy great local food! Complimentary pizza and a cash bar will be provided by Chef Zak Dolezal's new restaurant, Duke's Inferno.
This is a special opportunity for you to celebrate our first 49 years of making change in the food and farm system,
and to make your voice heard in shaping our work for the next 50, and beyond!
NIYF Earth Day meeting
Earth Day Virtual Gathering: TAKING CARE OF THE PLANET, TAKING CARING OF OURSELVES...
NIYF Bi-Monthly Community Meeting--open to all
April 22nd, 7-8:30, virtual
REGISTER HERE
Come and celebrate this Earth Day gathering with other farmers and take away some approaches from a Guest speaker on how to care for your body and well-being amidst the stress of the seasons.
NILF-ing (Northern IL Farm-ing) ain't easy! Come gather with fellow Northern Illinois farmers as we gear up for the latest season. Share the biggest challenge you're facing, your latest breakthrough, or (insert something goofy here). Learn more about what we do here at NIYF, meet the Northern Illinois Young Farmers leadership team, and start living the NIYF life!
Guest Speaker: Laura Fredrickson-Gosewisch
Laura has spoken at MANY farmer conferences and gatherings, works with the Ag Solidarity Network, has worked in the area of food access and much much more.
Trans-Farm-Ation
Trans-farm-ation 2.0 A day of music and art featuring queer and trans artists from 4 states. and you...and 100+ of your newest, gayest friends.
Music by Rat Bath, Killing Pixies, Tail Light Rebellion, Fangerlis, Austin Lucas, Olivia and the Lovers, Peach Vomit and more.
Art by Dekalb Tattoo Company, Peter Thaddeus, plus a special performance by the one and only Annie Hex.
Doors open at noon. Music begins at 1pm.
All proceeds benefit Gender Affirming Mutual Aid in McHenry County.
Buy tickets HERE <3
Chicago Food Justice Summit
The Chicago Food Policy Action Council (CFPAC) and its summit planning team celebrate 18 years of leveraging collective power to policy. The Annual Summit have been shared ground for attendees to exchange meaningful knowledge, build deep relationships, and make powerful conversations on how to envision our food future together. Our Summits have highlighted ways to ground policy in community action and engage participants in reimagining Chicago’s foodscape. Past sessions have included themes crucial to food policy: climate change, labor equity, food access and urban farming. Through partnership with local leaders and beyond, attendees have engaged with passionate speakers and a marketplace of resources from all over Chicago, Cook County, and across the state of Illinois.
NIYF will have an info table at the Summit!
https://registration.socio.events/e/19thchicagofoodjusticesummit