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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I wanted to share flyers for<br>
two upcoming programs : Field Day 7/31 and MUFTP program - that we’re hosting <br>
a grant opportunity for Cook Co. producers <br>
a Job Opportunity with Extension <br>
and lots more. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#050505">NRCS Conservation Practices Field Day<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#050505">Wednesday July 31, 2024, 5:30 - 7:30 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#050505">Location: Star Farm, 5156 S. Carpenter, Chicago</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br>
high tunnel and pollinator strips <br>
NRCS Agents Joseph and Alicia confirmed. <span style="color:#050505"><br>
Free but pre-registration requested </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><a href="http://go.illinois.edu/NRCSFieldDay?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1eucvAPfqYoXF8k-TTdxp6RiGw-9JVh95byENvdp3uLq3yrv8YJnq7WVw_aem_d-Q6cposHCgjn_rhepfRSQ" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">go.illinois.edu/NRCSFieldDay</span></a></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><br>
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2024 MUFTP Applications Open Now – Aug 5<br>
</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#13294B">Twelve weeks on Monday nights from 6 - 8 pm on Zoom<br>
September 23 - December 9, 2024<br>
Field Day Saturday September 28, Matteson, IL <br>
$150 course fee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#13294B">Info about the program
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="go.illinois.edu/MUFTP"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">go.illinois.edu/MUFTP</span></a></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#13294B"><br>
2024 Application link </span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://go.illinois.edu/urbanfarmer" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#FF552E">go.illinois.edu/urbanfarmer</span></a></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><br>
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USDA Innovative Urban Ag Micro-grants</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#050505"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Up to 25k for Cook Co. producers.
</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://emails.illinois.edu/files/48/536343748/iamchigrants2024.pdf"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">https://emails.illinois.edu/files/48/536343748/iamchigrants2024.pdf</span></a><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br>
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</span>Job Op: Visiting Extension Outreach Associate, Urban and Innovative Agriculture<br>
U of I Extension, Cook Co. Matteson, IL<br>
<a name="_Hlk170312088"></a><a href="https://go.illinois.edu/1025267"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk170312088">https://go.illinois.edu/1025267</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk170312088"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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Call for Speakers - Everything Local Conference<br>
</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#13294B;font-weight:normal">Jan 29 - 31, 2025 in Springfield, IL <br>
</span><a href="https://forms.gle/Cm1AJwjX6P4dzbb38" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#FF552E;font-weight:normal">Submit a Speaker/Topic Proposal by July 31</span></a><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#13294B"><br>
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</span><a href="https://am.ticketmaster.com/purdue/fvfield" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#FF552E;font-weight:normal">Purdue Extension Fruit and Vegetable Field Day</span></a><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#13294B"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">July 18, 9:00 am </span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">Throckmorton/Meigs Horticulture Farm, Lafayette, IN</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#13294B"><br>
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</span><a href="https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/studentfarm/events/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#FF552E;font-weight:normal">Purdue Small Farm Education Field Day </span></a><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#13294B"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">July 25, 9 am - 12 noon </span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#13294B"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">Purdue Student Farm 1491 Cherry Lane, West Lafayette, IN</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#13294B"><br>
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</span><a href="https://twitter.com/lfssf_cook/status/1800643165508063320/photo/1" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#FF552E;font-weight:normal">CCGA Perennial Distribution</span></a><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#13294B"> for
Community Gardens only<br>
</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#13294B;font-weight:normal">Fri July 12, @ 10 am <br>
401 S Central Park Ave, Chicago <br>
$10 Cash Payable on site <br>
RSVP by 3 pm TMRW July 11, to </span><a href="mailto:mamiegray2012@gmail.com"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:normal">mamiegray2012@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#13294B"><br>
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Grace Seeds Ministry </span><a href="https://twitter.com/lfssf_cook/status/1800647787794649275/photo/1" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#FF552E;font-weight:normal">Tour of Oases Botanic Gardens </span></a><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#13294B"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#13294B;font-weight:normal">Rescheduled from 6/29 to Saturday, July 20, 10 am - 1 pm <br>
Gary, IN <br>
</span><a href="https://forms.gle/ssk3pqTYqGkRTqdv7" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#FF552E;font-weight:normal">Register </span></a><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#13294B;font-weight:normal">by
noon on July 17.</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#13294B"> <br>
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Practical farmers of IA. <br>
Hosting a field </span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#444D56;font-weight:normal">day to talk about small scale grain processing,
</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#4A4A4A;font-weight:normal">Navigating federal programs and certification processes,</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#4A4A4A">
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#444D56">and underseeding starts around 4pm till 6:30 or so BYOB we will provide food and drink so please register if your coming and you want to eat! I'm sure we will be hanging out afterward.
Lots to talk about! <br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/practicalfarmers.org/events/field-days/2024-field-days/going-with-the-grain/__;!!DZ3fjg!-ca1laa70HNFmhtL-F7YHYqy9mIGhbL0XWUleP6iNJkDhGHz9jrnaVxzhMVP6UuhelWIDQTv_9czQocbOrnM7QHGUS0$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:#FF552E">https://practicalfarmers.org/events/field-days/2024-field-days/going-with-the-grain/</span></a></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#444D56"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/practicalfarmers.org/events/field-days/2024-field-days/__;!!DZ3fjg!-ca1laa70HNFmhtL-F7YHYqy9mIGhbL0XWUleP6iNJkDhGHz9jrnaVxzhMVP6UuhelWIDQTv_9czQocbOrnMSD0s9T4$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:#FF552E">https://practicalfarmers.org/events/field-days/2024-field-days/</span></a></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#444D56"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://agronomyday.web.illinois.edu/events/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#FF552E;font-weight:normal">Agronomy Field Days </span></a><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#13294B">
Illinois<br>
</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#13294B;font-weight:normal">range from small grains, weed management, hemp research open house and more. <o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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</span><a href="https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/occsp/index" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#FF552E;font-weight:normal">Organic Certification Cost Share Program </span></a><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#13294B"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#13294B;font-weight:normal">Up to $750 <br>
Apply Now Through October 31. <br>
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IL Stewardship Alliance<br>
</span><a href="https://ilstewards.org/events-calender/"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:normal">Setting the Table for a Better Food & Farm Future</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
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</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#13294B;font-weight:normal">Listening and Advocacy sessions, food and networking<br>
July 10 - Palos Park <br>
July 25 - Depaul University, Chicago<br>
More events throughout the state!</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#13294B"> <o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#13294B">July issue of IL Fruit and Veg News has been Published<br id="isPasted">
</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#13294B;font-weight:normal">Tomato Leaf Mold
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Spotted Lanternfly<br>
Long strawberry season<br>
Cicada damage in fruit</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#13294B"><br>
</span><a href="https://extension.illinois.edu/newsletters/ifvn/ifvn-vol-30-no-6-july-2024"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">https://extension.illinois.edu/newsletters/ifvn/ifvn-vol-30-no-6-july-2024</span></a><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#13294B"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#13294B">Northern IL Young Farmers Education CoHort<br>
</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#13294B;font-weight:normal">Meets 4th Monday each Month at 3 pm, So July 22.<br>
</span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AAy2iBxwUtcUC8-P6MTsLa2lFcm81RF1II2gpYY0r8U/edit" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#FF552E;font-weight:normal">Live doc for educational opportunities</span></a><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#13294B;font-weight:normal">
and Google Meets link. </span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#13294B"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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Sarah Batka<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Local Foods Small Farms Program Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">U of I Extension, Serving Cook County<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">8753 S Greenwood #100, Chicago, IL 60619<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">w. 217-300-8636<br>
</span><a href="mailto:sbatka@illinois.edu"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none">sbatka@illinois.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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