See the University of Illinois Extension Local Food Systems and Small Farms Team’s website at:     https://extension.illinois.edu/lfssf 

• Legal Training for Illinois Small Farms |The 2024-2025 Legal Training for Illinois Small Farms will begin this October! In partnership with Farm Commons, this four-part quarterly webinar series is designed to cover relevant topics that can help you understand legal issues, address risk, and provide relief. Each webinar will be offered at 7 p.m. eastern time on the coordinating dates.
  • Business Structure Basics – October 22
  • Forming an LLC – December 16
  • Land Leasing Basics – March 17, 2025
  • Farm Property Insurance – June 23, 2025
• 2024 Great Lakes Expo | December 10 – 12 at DeVos Place, Grand Rapids, MI. Visit the Expo website for more information or to register online.
• From Food to Flowers: Everything Local 2025 | January 29 through 31 at Bank of Springfield Center, 1 Convention Center Plaza, Springfield, IL 62701.  Registration is now available and program details will be available soon. Register before January 17 to receive the pre-registration discount.
• 2025 Southwestern Illinois Commercial Tree Fruit School | Tuesday, February 11 Barefoot Restaurant, Hardin, IL. Save the date and look for further details later this year!
• 2025 Southern Illinois Fruit and Vegetable School | Wednesday, February 12 at the DoubleTree, Mt. Vernon, IL. Save the date and look for further details later this year!
• 2025 Stateline Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference | Monday, February 17 in Rockford, IL. Tracks for this year will focus on tree fruit, vegetables, and new grower-farmers. More details to come. Save the date!