Interested in learning more about what’s happening in Lake County’s local food scene? You’ve come to the right
place. Lake County, IL has wonderful small family farms growing good food for communities, innovative gardening and
food projects, and people who care about where their food comes from.

Come explore the site; check out an interactive map to find places to buy local food, follow easy gardening tips and
resources to grow your own food, and learn about what is happening in your community and how to get involved.

Explore GLC:

Learn more about how eating local
food supports Lake County family
farms and provides environmental,
economic, and health

Eating fresh, local, and seasonal food
nourishes your mind and body. Find
places throughout Lake County to
purchase local food and

Gardening provides the ultimate in
local food—fresh food from your back-
yard or community garden! Follow
these easy tips and resources

The local food movement grows
stronger in communities and
nationally each year. Learn about
academic and entrepreneurial

Many groups are growing food for
hungry Lake County neighbors. Learn
about what is happening in your
community and how to join

There are many opportunities to learn
more about this movement. Find
grants, toolkits, resources for schools,
community gardens, growers

Feature Story:

The Liberty Prairie Foundation recently launched the Northeast Illinois FarmLink website, the first resource of its kind in our region. This exciting new site is designed to help local agriculture in the area survive and thrive.

Northeast Illinois FarmLink is a website where farmers looking for land and farm landowners looking for farmers can efficiently find each other. Like similar sites around the country, farmers and landowners create detailed profiles and post them for free. In addition, the website features a selection of the best information and resources from around the country on various topics related to finding farmland, leasing, negotiating, conservation easement, etc.

This site was created through leadership of The Liberty Prairie Foundation in collaboration with the Lake County Local Food Task Force and with generous support from The Lake County Community Foundation.