University of Illinois Extension
Illinois Small Farms
Resources
- Beyond the Farmers' Market Planning for Local Food Systems in Illinois
- Buying Directly from a Farmer Fact Sheet
- A Checklist for Purchasing Local Produce
- Comparing the Structure, Size, and Performance of Local and Mainstream Food Supply Chains
- Facts on Direct-to-Consumer Food Marketing
- Farm Made: A Guide to On-Farm Processing for Organic Producers
- A Guide to Illinois Laws Governing Direct Farm Marketing for Farmers and Other Food Entrepreneurs
- A Guide to Serving Local Food
- Know Your Farmer Know Your Food Financing Opportunities
- Local Foods Dinner Planning Checklist
- Local Food Systems: Concepts, Impacts, and Issues
- Ready to Grow: A Plan for Increasing Illinois Fruit and Vegetable Production
- A Report to the Illinois General Assembly by the Illinois Local and Organic Food and Farm Task Force
Scaling Up
Here is a website from the University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension.
