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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Two upcoming free programs we’d like to let you know about:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Irrigation Field Day<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Friday June 16, 5 – 7 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">South Cook Co. Research and Demonstration Farm @ Prairie State College Matteson Area Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">4821 Southwick Drive, Matteson, IL 60440<br>
Thrilled to welcome Joseph Bridges, NRCS Urban Conservationist, to discuss cost-share programs available to commercial urban farms.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="Go.illinois.edu/waterworkshop">Go.illinois.edu/waterworkshop</a><br>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212529">Legal Training for Illinois Small Farms</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212529"><br>
This is a quarterly webinar series presented by</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="https://farmcommons.org/"> Farm Commons</a></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212529">.<br>
Sessions will be held quarterly on Mondays from 7 – 8 pm CST, via Zoom. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="go.illinois.edu/ExploreH2A">go.illinois.edu/ExploreH2A</a><br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212529">June 26, 2023:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212529"> <b>Exploring H2A</b> 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.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">If you’d like to learn more about the programs we offer, please subscribe to the
<span style="color:black;background:white">Cook County Local Foods Small Farms newsletter: </span><a href="https://groups.webservices.illinois.edu/subscribe/142995"><span style="border:solid #E5E7EB 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">https://groups.webservices.illinois.edu/subscribe/142995</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We publish quarterly with the next issue scheduled on or about June 21.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">You can also keep up to date with Local Food/Farming news by following us on
<a href="https://twitter.com/lfssf_cook">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/UofILocalFoodsCookCounty/">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sarah Batka<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Local Foods Small Farms Program Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">U of I Extension, Serving Cook County<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">8753 S Greenwood #100, Chicago, IL 60619<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">w. 217-300-8636<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="mailto:sbatka@illinois.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">sbatka@illinois.edu</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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