2009 Report Summary
Illinois reported widespread SARE promotional activities, including a SARE presence at
over 35 different conferences and intensive support of SARE grant applicants and
projects. Partners in program development and delivery included: University of Illinois,
Michigan State University, Western Illinois University, Ohio State University, IL
Stewardship Alliance, The Land Connection, Natural Resources Conservation Service,
Growing Power, American Corn Growers and other sustainable agriculture
organizations. Primary activities included (1) Cover crop workshops for educators; (2)
Living on the Land Train the Trainer multi-day workshop, (3) twenty Sustainable Organic
Agriculture workshops at conferences and six farm tours/field days. . A total of 5 minigrants
were distributed ($8,900) in 2009 and 18 travel scholarships ($ 7,337) to support
educator participation in sustainable agriculture professional development. Outcome
evaluation results will be reported 9 months, after completion of program and outcomes
for completed activities (some from 2008) included 63 educators who answered client
questions, 18 individual consultations, 47 developed new contacts, 9 incorporated new
materials in existing programming, 2 delivered new programming, and 35 used
materials in newsletters or other media.
2010 Plan of Work Summary
Illinois 2010 POW focuses on three priority areas: (1) Cover Crops, (2) Focal Food
Systems and (3) Sustainable Organic Agriculture. 100 educators will receive training in
Cover Crops by attending one of three tours/meetings, and/or a teleconference. The
regional Scaling Up Local Food System two day workshop, follow-up webinars in IL and
travel scholarships to a national local foods conference will increase six educators
knowledge and form a team trained in local food systems. Forty nine educators will
have intermediate (behavioral) outcomes by participating in the conference, workshops,
tours or telenet series trainings for Sustainable Organic Agriculture. Seven $500
scholarships ($3,700) are available.
 |
Illinois State Coordinator, Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant
University of Illinois Extension
P.O. Box 410
Greenview, IL 62642-0410
Phone: (217) 968-5512
Email: cvnghgrn@uiuc.edu |
Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant has been the Extension Specialist for Small Farm and Sustainable Agriculture since 2006. In her role as Extension Specialist, Deborah provides statewide leadership for educational programming for commercial small farmers, managers and coordinators of various direct and alternative marketing channels, and non-commercial small acreage landowner. She also acts a coordinator for the University of Illinois Small Farms program, working with county and regional Extension personnel to deliver educational programming on a regional and statewide basis. She is also the co-facilitator of the Central Illinois Farm Beginnings Program. Deborah also serves as the North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NCR SARE) Coordinator and provides support and information about the various NCR-SARE grant programs and activities. Check out her book, Reaping the Rewards of Our SARE Investment. The goal, of this publication, is to share the innovative work that Illinois NCR-SARE recipients have done over the years- answering the "so what?" question.
SARE Grants in Illinois
Since 1988, SARE has awarded numerous grants in every state and Island Protectorate. Aimed at advancing sustainable innovations, these grants add up to an impressive portfolio of sustainable agriculture efforts across the nation. See below for a grant portfolio summary and detailed grants list for Illinois.
Illinois Competitive Grant Portfolio Summary (pdf)
The portfolio summary for each state includes one project highlight, a breakdown of funding by SARE project type, and the total funding for the state since 1988. This is a colorful 2-pager in PDF format that can be printed and distributed.
Competitive Grants List (pdf)
The grants list describes each grant in the state by title, project leader and funding level.
For further information about any grant in the list, go to http://www.sare.org/projects/ and search by the project number or title.
Illinois Organizations, Programs and Contacts
Agriculture Tourism Partners of Illinois
ATPI c/o CITDO
700 East Adams
Springfield, IL 62701
(217) 525-7980
http://www.agritourismillinois.com/
Angelic Organics Learning Center
1547 Rockton Rd
Caledonia, IL 61011
815-389-8455
425-969-0317 (fax)
www.learngrowconnect.org
Association of Illinois Soil & Water Conservation Districts
4285 North Walnut Street Road
Springfield, IL 62702 62707
217-744-3414
217-744-3420 (fax)
http://www.aiswcd.org
Agri-Energy Resources
21417 1950 E St.
Princeton, IL 61356-9642
815-872-1190
815-872-1928 (fax)
http://www.agrienergy.net/
Center for Agriculture in the Environment
American Farmland Trust
148 N. 3rd St.
DeKalb, IL 60115
815-753-9347
815-753-9348 (fax)
www.aftresearch.org
Center for Sustainable Community
123 Crescent Lane
Stelle, IL 60919
(815) 256-2204
http://www.centerforsustainablecommunity.org/
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Land and Water Resources
State Fairgrounds
P.O. Box 19281
Springfield, IL 62794-9281
217-785-5594
217-524-4882 (fax)
http://www.agr.state.il.us
Illinois Stewardship Alliance
P.O. Box 648
Rochester, IL 62563-0648
217-498-9707
217-498-9235 (fax)
http://www.illinoisstewardshipalliance.org
The Land Connection
1227 Dodge Ave., Suite 200
Evanston, IL 60202
(847) 570-0701
http://www.thelandconnection.org
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Illinois State Office
2118 W. Park Court
Champaign, IL 61821
217-398-5267 217-353-6600
217-398-5310 217-353-6676 (fax)
http://www.il.nrcs.usda.gov/
University of Illinois Agroecology/Sustainable Agriculture Program
Dr. Michelle Wander, Faculty Director
University of Illinois
W-225 Turner Hall
102 S. Goodwin
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 333-9471
mwander@uiuc.edu
http://www.il.nrcs.usda.gov/
Western Illinois Sustainable Agriculture Society
110 E. Fayette
Pittsfield, IL 62363
217-285-411
www.wisas.org
Home
Feedback |
