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Local Ways to Get Involved

The Sustainable Student Farm (SSF) was founded in 2009 to serve the University of Illinois and local community. The farm offers tours of the farm and workshops on topics relating to organic and sustainable agriculture to all members of the campus and local community. To schedule a tour contact us below! We host an annual Field day in September featuring great food from dining services and tours of our farm.

LocalHarvest connects people looking for good food with the farmers who produce it. Buying local is about enjoying real food, grown yourself or purchased from people you trust. It's about developing strong local economies and producing food on a human scale. It's about eating seasonally, practicing the art of cooking, and sitting down to enjoy meals together. It requires ample local and regional producers, processors, and distributors. As we see it, the goal of the local food movement is to create thriving community-based food systems that will make high quality local food available to everyone.