Illinois Profile

Farm to School programs come in many shapes and sizes unique to the communities that build them. After exploring the resources and existing programs on the left, contact your state Farm to School lead for additional information and assistance specific to Illinois:
Julia Govis
773-288-0822
ilfarmtoschool@gmail.com




September 26. 2011

As the State Lead for Illinois in the National Farm to School Network, I would like to welcome you to our updated Illinois Farm to School website page! In an effort to facilitate efforts around the state, we have reorganized our website and hope that you will find it useful.

Farm to School programs are a win-win for the health of our children and the economic prosperity of our communities. Farm to School programs should and need to be specifically implemented by members within individual communities. The National Farm to School Network (which we are part of) does not “prescribe a method” or dictate from top down what individual Farm to School programs should look like. We are here to provide as many resources, tools/trainings and assistance to as many people as possible, so that Illinois communities can implement programs that will best suit their local needs.

That being said, it is important to acknowledge that none of us can achieve complete success working alone. It will take both teamwork as well as individual efforts to increase the number of successful Farm to School programs throughout Illinois.

To begin discovering how you can become involved, please take a moment to view the letter from Governor Quinn, the Illinois Farm to School video and the completed statewide survey report.

Next, click on the “Sunburst” Icon on the right of our homepage to find farmers and schools in Illinois interested in participating in one or more of the many options Farm to School programs offer. (To list your farm or school on this searchable database, follow the directions below this letter).

The directions below are meant to assist you in finding the information you are looking for on this website. If you cannot find what you need, please feel free to contact me. If I don’t have the answer you are looking for I will do my best to locate someone who does.

Sincerely,
Julia Govis
Illinois Farm to School State Lead