In addition to my role as the Navigator for the southern region of Illinois FarmLink, I also own and operate a vegetable farm in Carbondale – BeetRoot Farm. Having just gone through my own land access journey, I'm able to bring the land access lessons I’ve learned to...

In November, the Illinois FarmLink team presented our Land Access 101 webinar – a two-hour overview that introduces the basics of finding and securing a good land arrangement. That webinar is now available as a YouTube video.

Lauren Virnoche started Ecotone Herbs in 2019 with six seasons of farming under her belt. Through the cultivation of plants, she hopes to support resilient communities – of the wild, the cultivated, and the human.

I had the pleasure of attending the Southern Illinois Local Food Tour and Roundtable event in late September both as a local vegetable farmer and a navigator for Illinois FarmLink. At Illinois FarmLink we believe that efforts to improve our food and farming system must include land access, and we want to make sure that perspective is shared with local legislators.

It’s easy to get lost in the details of different legal, financial, and tax considerations when it comes to farmland succession planning. A few weeks ago, Illinois FarmLink organized a succession event with American Farmland Trust in Homer, Illinois. Here are our takeaways.

In July, the Illinois FarmLink team hosted our first event since expanding to serve the entire state. On behalf of our team, I demonstrated the utility of publicly available data in the webinar Using Online Data Tools in Your Farmland Search. Participants were taught...

One of our most common pieces of advice to farmers looking for land and landowners looking for farmers is this – build your network of people and organizations. Even in the 21st century, there is no substitute for the information, advice, connections, and support you...

Our website, www.illinoisfarmlink.org, is ready for you to use. Whether you are a farmer looking for land or a landowner with an opportunity to offer, we invite you to explore our new website. On this site, farmers and farmland owners can create FREE, in-depth...

Back in January we received an email from a long-time advisee of Northeast Illinois FarmLink - Beatrice Kamau. “Finally closed!” the subject line read. In the email Beatrice laid out the details of the property she had officially closed on three years into her...