[Communications] {AUA} Irrigation Field Day and Legal Series

[Batka, Sarah Christine]

Two upcoming free programs we’d like to let you know about:

Irrigation Field Day
Friday June 16, 5 – 7 pm
South Cook Co. Research and Demonstration Farm @ Prairie State College Matteson Area Center
4821 Southwick Drive, Matteson, IL 60440
Thrilled to welcome Joseph Bridges, NRCS Urban Conservationist, to discuss cost-share programs available to commercial urban farms.
Go.illinois.edu/waterworkshop


Legal Training for Illinois Small Farms
This is a quarterly webinar series presented by Farm Commons<https://farmcommons.org/>.
Sessions will be held quarterly on Mondays from 7 – 8 pm CST, via Zoom.
go.illinois.edu/ExploreH2A
June 26, 2023: Exploring H2A presented by Chloe Forkner Johnson, Staff Attorney, Farm Commons. The H-2A visa program makes it possible for farmers to bring in citizens of other countries for agricultural work in the United States. With a tight labor market, the visa program is experiencing a lot of growth – farmers who have never considered it before are taking a closer look. This program will help farmers assess whether H-2A might help address their labor shortage issues. We’ll also go over the extensive regulatory obligations that come with participation in this program. With human trafficking also on the rise, we’ll address key ways producers can guard against worker vulnerability in this program.

If you’d like to learn more about the programs we offer, please  subscribe to the Cook County Local Foods Small Farms newsletter: https://groups.webservices.illinois.edu/subscribe/142995
We publish quarterly with the next issue scheduled on or about June 21.

You can also keep up to date with Local Food/Farming news by following us on Twitter<https://twitter.com/lfssf_cook> and Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/UofILocalFoodsCookCounty/>.

If you have any questions about any of these programs, please give me a call. I’d be happy to direct you to the best resources that fit your needs.

Sarah Batka
Local Foods Small Farms Program Coordinator
U of I Extension, Serving Cook County
8753 S Greenwood #100, Chicago, IL 60619
w. 217-300-8636
    sbatka at illinois.edu<mailto:sbatka at illinois.edu>

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