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Entrepreneurship - Liberty Prairie Foundation
http://libertyprairie.org/impact-areas/entrepreneurship
The Liberty Prairie Foundation’s social entrepreneurship initiatives create local economic development through farm businesses that focus on sustainable, local agriculture. The growth of these businesses at the Prairie Crossing Farm. And through the Farm Business Development Center. Allows farmland to provide open space with economic and health benefits for individuals, communities, and the natural world. Farm Business Development Center. To learn more about the Farm Business Development Center. For orga...
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About Us | SLoFIG
http://www.slofig.com/our-mission
Sustainable Local Food Investment Group. SLoFIG was founded in January of 2011 by a group of investors brought together under the auspices of Fresh Taste. A partnership of several foundations and the City of Chicago. Its members shared an investment philosophy that focused on the importance of building community wealth through a healthier local food chain. SLoFIG defines a sustainable local food system as one that:. Increases the health of the people who consume the food,. SLoFig’s Business Plan Co...
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Local Food - Liberty Prairie Foundation
http://libertyprairie.org/impact-areas/sustainable-local-food
Based on the Prairie Crossing Farm. The impact of the Liberty Prairie Foundation’s sustainable local food systems work is demonstrated through the following projects:. The Liberty Prairie Foundation owns the Prairie Crossing Farm , a working organic farm, and operates a variety of on-site programs including a Farm Business Development Center. And other educational programs. The Prairie Crossing Farm provides a demonstration of successful local food businesses and our local food systems work in action.
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Grants - Liberty Prairie Foundation
http://libertyprairie.org/impact-areas/grants
As an operating foundation, the Liberty Prairie Foundation supports innovative projects that allow us to invest in local partners to further our collective work. Grant requests are accepted by invitation only. We do not accept unsolicited grant requests, but currently are soliciting proposals for micro-grants. Click here for information about the Community Food Systems Micro-grant Program. Some examples of organizations and events that we’ve funded include:. Angelic Organics Farmer Training Program.
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Illinois Farm to School Network Member Organizations - Illinois Farm to School Network
http://illinoisfarmtoschool.org/illinois-programs
Contact the Illinois Farm to School Network. 2016 Farm to School Summit. Farm to School Toolkit. Featured Illinois School Gardens. Sow and Grow Nutrition Education. Lesson 1: School and Community Gardens with Nutrition. Lesson 3: Harvest Calendar Nutrition. Lesson 4: Garden Transitions with Nutrition. Lesson 5: Plant Life Cycle with Nutrition. Lesson 6: Plant Parts with Nutrition. Lesson 7: Plant Parts We Eat with Nutrition. Lesson 8: Dandelions, Crabgrass, Burrs, Oh My with Nutrition! Farm to School Day.
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Lumpkin Family Foundation | Sustainability
http://www.lumpkinfoundation.org/WHATwefund/Sustainability.aspx
If my organization is eligible? Funding areas of most interest to LFF? Obtaining the LFF logo? Archives: Past Grants, Reports, Programs. Outside East Central Illinois. Grants Available by Program. The Lumpkin Family Fund. Next Generation Education Fund. Tips and Hints From Grantees. The Foundation has long championed the protection of natural areas and habitat in E. As a founder of the Fresh Taste Initiative. And active participant in the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders. In response, we ...
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Advocates for Urban Agriculture Resource Page - 08. Grants and Funding
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Skip to main content. Get your Wikispaces Classroom now:. The easiest way to manage your class. Advocates for Urban Agriculture Resource Page. 01 Why Urban Agriculture? 02 How to Get Land. 03 Seeds, Compost, Soil, Building Materials, and Other Supplies. 04 Education and Training. 05 Livestock - Bees, Chickens, and more. 06 Composting and Vermicomposting. 07 How to Start a Community Garden. 08 Grants and Funding. 09 Neighborhood Greening Groups. 10 How to Set Up a Farmers Market. 12 Local Food Policy.
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Amanda Hanley
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INFORM • INSPIRE • ENTERTAIN • EMPOWER. GPS for the Soul. GPS for the Soul. Don't Stress the Mess. The Power Of Humanity. What's Working: Purpose Profit. What's Working: Small Businesses. Co-founder and Director, Hanley Foundation. Amanda Hanley is the Co-Founder and a Director of the Hanley Foundation. Formed to advance environmental, educational and empowerment solutions. She serves on numerous boards and committees including the Academy for Global Citizenship. And Chicago Women in Green.
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Additional Giving Communities
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In addition to the Giving Communities profiles on this site, you may wish to explore some of the other Giving Communities listed below. Please note: Some of these Communities are currently only able to provide support for organizations and not for individual members at this time. Africa Grantmakers' Affinity Group. Bay Area Justice Funders Network. Consultative Group on Biological Diversity. Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP). European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA).
