Organic Certification Field Day

August 20, 2025,  5 - 7 pm
Growing Home Urban Farm
5814 S Wood Street, Chicago, IL 

As part of Illinois Extension's Summer Technical Assistance Field Day Series, in partnership with the Farm Service Agency (FSA) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), we are hosting a field day focused on Organic Certification. 

Extension educators, along with Urban Farm Director Ezra Lee and Organic Crop Inspector Tracy Noel, will discuss organic farming practices at Growing Home. We're thrilled to welcome Joseph Bridges and Alicia Lozano, the USDA NRCS Soil Conservationists for Cook County who will be on site to meet farmers and answer your questions about applying for reimbursement programs. Reimbursable conservation practices that are available to small scale urban growers and the Organic Certification Cost Share program will also be discussed.

Please join us for the other field days in this series: 
July 30: LaVillita 5 – 7 PM (Billingual Soil Health) Little Village Chicago
Sept 16: The Talking Farm 5-7 PM (Navigating FSA & NRCS Programs) Skokie
October 14: We Sow We Grow 4:30-6:30 PM (Navigating FSA & NRCS Programs) West Pullman, Chicago

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