Podcasts about illinois stewardship alliance

The Fighting Illini won the Women's Basketball Invitational Tournament championship game 71 to 57 over Villanova Wednesday night.A partial solar eclipse will be visible in the Champaign-Urbana area Monday afternoon. A recent Urbana School District board meeting saw many teachers spend around an hour demanding better action.The Illinois Stewardship Alliance is demanding the extension of a grant program to keep food grown in Illinois in the state.Hosted by Layli NazarovaStories by Peter Derrah, Emily Huffman, Nicolas Roacho, Layli Nazarova, Alice MeiMusic by Boxout

As part of Food Tank's recent Summit in Chicago, some of the city's leading voices in food and agriculture came together to explore issues of food access and affordability. They called for investment in solutions led by communities who know what they need; reflected on the changes Chicago's food system has seen in the last decade; and discussed their vision for a vibrant, just, and resilient urban food system where everyone can afford healthy, culturally relevant, and delicious food. Speakers include Sam Acho, ESPN Sports Analyst, NFL veteran, and author; Erika Allen, Co- Founder and CEO of Strategic Development and Programs for the Urban Growers Collective; Jahmal Cole, CEO and Founder of My Block My Hood My City; Rodger Cooley, Executive Director, Chicago Food Policy Action Council; Monica Eng, a journalist for Axios; Haven Leeming, Senior Program Officer for Builders Vision; Dr. David Nayak, a farmer and the Founder of Nayak Farms; Liz Moran Stelk, Executive Director at the Illinois Stewardship Alliance; and Lisa Tallman, Project Executive Director for Community Food Navigator. While you're listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can listen to “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” wherever you consume your podcasts.

Agriculture is a vital industry that we all rely on — after all, it's what feeds us. But in 2020, the industry was responsible for 11.2% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, which contributes to a warming planet. This, in turn, creates challenges for growers whose seasons are impacted by intense rainfall and warmer night time temperatures. Reset learns more about this with Illinois state climatologist Trent Ford; Liz Moran Stelk, executive director of Illinois Stewardship Alliance; and Andy Hazzard, founder of Hazzard Free Grain farm in Pecatonica, IL.

Join Mandi Kerr and Rachel Berry on Thursday morning's episode of Moving ^HEMP Forward. Rachel Berry is the Founder and CEO of the Illinois Hemp Growers Association. She is a first-generation farmer and hemp grower. Rachel serves as Director of Regional Leaders for the US Hemp Building Association and on the BOD for the Illinois Stewardship Alliance. For this morning, we'll talk about: IL Hemp Growers Association Being a first-generation farmer Regenerative Ag Growing hemp fiber/grain Importance of community building

Join Mandi Kerr and Rachel Berry on Thursday morning's episode of Moving ^HEMP Forward. Rachel Berry is the Founder and CEO of the Illinois Hemp Growers Association. She is a first-generation farmer and hemp grower. Rachel serves as Director of Regional Leaders for the US Hemp Building Association and on the BOD for the Illinois Stewardship Alliance. For this morning, we'll talk about: IL Hemp Growers Association Being a first-generation farmer Regenerative Ag Growing hemp fiber/grain Importance of community building

Where local food is concerned, it was a good spring session in the Illinois General Assembly in 2021. Molly Gleason from the Illinois Stewardship Alliance talks about the various local food and conservation programs that were passed by the Illinois General Assembly. Bob Benenson joins the conversation and promotes National Farmers Market Week. Edith Makra and Geneva, Illinois Mayor Kevin Burns from the Metropolitan Mayors Council discuss the roll out of the Climate Action Plan for the Chicago Region.

Prairie Rivers Network sits down to talk with three different organizations making an impact on our food system: Dave Bishop’s PrairiErth Farm, Illinois Stewardship Alliance, and Men of Power-Women of Strength. We discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed severe vulnerabilities in our food system, and how this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to change the system for the better. Links: Prairie Rivers Network (http://www.prairierivers.org/) PrairiErth Farm (https://www.prairierthfarm.com/PrairiErth_Farm/Home.html) Illinois Stewardship Alliance (https://www.ilstewards.org/) Men of Power-Women of Strength (https://www.facebook.com/mopwosinc/) Take Action: Become a member of Prairie Rivers Network and connect with a community dedicated to protecting water. And sign up for our emails so you don’t miss new podcast episodes. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com/

One year after hemp production was allowed in Illinois, Mike and Peggy talk to Liz Rupel from the Illinois Stewardship Alliance and hemp advocate Rachel Berry about the state of the industry. Ty Benefiel from Hero Power explains how you can purchase clean energy for a reasonable rate in Illinois.

This episode is sponsored by Collective Resource Compost, a company working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by diverting food scraps from landfills and hauling them to a commercial composting facility. Learn more about Chicago area pick-up services at collectiveresource.us. In this episode, hosts Abby Wilson and Anni Metz chat with Liz Moran Stelk, of the Illinois Stewardship Alliance, and Kathy Kaesebier, of Kaesebier Farms, about soil health and regenerative agriculture. The Illinois Stewardship Alliance is a membership-based organization that cultivates a local food and farm system that is economically viable, socially just, and environmentally sustainable. Their members span the state and care about the food that is produced and consumed in Illinois and want to support the increase of fresh, local foods. Find them online at https://www.ilstewards.org/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ilstewards/, and on Twitter and Instagram at https://twitter.com/ilstewards and https://www.instagram.com/ilstewards/. You can also follow Executive Director Liz Moran Stelk on Twitter at https://twitter.com/lizziestelk. Kaesebier Farms, located in Logan County, Illinois, is a small family-operated farm run by Kathy and Rick Kaesebier. They specialize in regenerative agriculture, soil health, and locally-raised products. You can follow them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/KaesebierFarms/. If you’d like to learn more about how to support regenerative agriculture as a consumer, Liz recommends checking out Kiss the Ground’s free Purchasing Guide, found here: https://kisstheground.com/purchasingguide/ Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Soundcloud, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you like the work we’re doing, you can support us on Patreon. Thanks to our sound editor, Ilana Marder-Epstein, our research assistant, Molly Scruta, and our graphic designer, Reagan Carey, for their help with this episode, and to Collective Resource Compost, for sponsoring our work. Support the show (http://patreon.com/housewarmingpod)

Three farmers and Liz Moran Stelk from Illinois Stewardship Alliance explain why the signing of the industrial hemp bill makes sense for the state. Alderman Scott Waguespack and representatives of Friends of the North Branch Park & Nature Preserve talk about the fight to make open space in the new Lincoln Yards neighborhood.

If our guest, Bridget Holcomb with the Women, Food and Agriculture Network, could change one thing for women in the sustainable ag community it would be to stop that nagging voice inside our heads that says we are not doing enough. Listen in to hear how lifting the veil on this and embracing our authenticity and vulnerabilities can help us achieve bigger goals. Bridget received a Master’s of Public Affairs with an emphasis on nonprofit management from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She has worked in sustainable agriculture advocacy at the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute and the Illinois Stewardship Alliance. A native of Northern Minnesota, Bridget has focused her work on clean water, soil conservation, and making a sustainable living from the land.

We’re continuing on the women’s leadership front today with Bridget Holcomb, executive director of the Women, Food and Agriculture Network. With a learning model based on empowerment and connections, WFAN and its partners like MOSES support women through social interaction. Bridget received a Master’s of Public Affairs with an emphasis on nonprofit management from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She has worked in sustainable agriculture advocacy at the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute and the Illinois Stewardship Alliance. A native of Northern Minnesota, Bridget has focused her work on clean water, soil conservation, and making a sustainable living from the land.

In today’s episode, Bridget Holcomb shares her journey to her current role leading a nonprofit focused on women in sustainable agriculture. In her case, going to grad school, her commitment to service leadership, and taking advantage of opportunities—and connecting with women along the way—all add up to where she is today. Bridget received a Master’s of Public Affairs with an emphasis on nonprofit management from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She has worked in sustainable agriculture advocacy at the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute and the Illinois Stewardship Alliance. A native of Northern Minnesota, Bridget has focused her work on clean water, soil conservation, and making a sustainable living from the land.

Today we sit down with Bridget Holcomb, head of the Women, Food and Agriculture Network. Bridget shares her journey to her current role running a women-focused nonprofit, and how she took advantage of opportunities along the way. Bridget received a Master’s of Public Affairs with an emphasis on nonprofit management from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She has worked in sustainable agriculture advocacy at the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute and the Illinois Stewardship Alliance. A native of Northern Minnesota, Bridget has focused her work on clean water, soil conservation, and making a sustainable living from the land.

Juanita Irizarry from Friends of the Parks on the proposed Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park. Liz Moran Stelk of Illinois Stewardship Alliance and Andy Olsen from ELPC on the 2018 Farm Bill. Dan Dinelli, Tom Marerro and Dominic Brose on biochar.

Wes King has worked on sustainability and food policy issues for nearly ten years. He staffs NSAC’s Marketing, Food Systems and Rural Development Committee. Before joining NSAC, Wes spent the previous six years at NSAC member organization, Illinois Stewardship Alliance, working on food access, farmers markets and working-lands conservation policy; and leading efforts to create a more risk and scale appropriate regulatory environment for farms and local food businesses. Prior to that he worked for the Illinois Environmental Council. Wes holds an M.A. and B.A. in Political Science from the University of Illinois.In this segment, Wes answers questions like - What kind of work does the NSAC do?-How does the NSAC influence farming and ag policy?-The next Farm Bill and how it will support local and regional food systems.-The current proposal to cut funding for USDA rural development programs -The decision at USDA to eliminate the Under Secretary of Rural Development and its impact Find out more about Wes and his work at www.SustainableAgriculture.net

Wes King has worked on sustainability and food policy issues for the past 8 years. He staffs NSAC 19s Marketing, Food Systems and Rural Development Committee. He spent the past 6 years at NSAC member organization, Illinois Stewardship Alliance, working on food access, farmers markets and working-lands conservation policy; and leading efforts to create a more risk and scale appropriate regulatory environment for farms and local food businesses. The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition is an alliance of grassroots organizations that advocates for federal policy reform to advance the sustainability of agriculture, food systems, natural resources, and rural communities.