Additional Categories
Please click a category to view the included resources.
- Climate and Weather Info
Weather, frost free dates, soil temps, etc. - Composting
- Food Safety, FSMA, GAP's, and 3rd Party Audits
- Fruit Production
- General Vegetable Production Information
- High Tunnel Production/Season Extension Planting Dates
- Integrated Pest Management
- Legal Issues in Urban Farming
- Marketing
- Soil Contamination
Links and documents related to soil contamination with heavy metals and other materials - Soils
- Spreadsheets and Templates
Spreadsheets and templates that can be used for production planning, financial analysis, and recordkeeping - Transplant Production
- Upcoming Programs
- Urban Ag Ordinances and Policy
- Urban Livestock
Contact Us
Zachary Grant
Extension Educator, Local Food Systems and Small Farms
University of Illinois Extension
4747 Lincoln Mall Drive
Suite 601
Matteson, IL 60443
Phone: 708-679-6889
FAX: 708-679-6855
zgrant2@illinois.edu
Sarah Batka
Program Coordinator, Horticulture
University of Illinois Extension
Enterprise Center
2205 Enterprise Drive, Suite 501
Westchester, IL 60154
Phone: 708-449-4320
FAX: 708-492-1805
sbatka@illinois.edu
Local Food Systems and Small Farms
Urban Ag General Resources
- Cook County Ag Census 2012
- Greater Chicago Food Depository
4100 W. Ann Lurie Place, Chicago, IL 60632 773-247-FOOD (3663)
- Illinois Agribusiness Guide
- Illinois Food Scrap Coalition
The Illinois Food Scrap Coalition (IFSC) is a group of solid waste agencies, counties, and community and government organizations dedicated to advancing food scrap composting in Illinois through program implementation, policy, and advocacy.
- USDA Urban Ag Tool Kit
USDA document that helps new urban ag growers get started and familiarize them with key resources
