Our Impact
Lead by Example
Liberty Prairie is recognized as a leader in developing and supporting those who build and strengthen our local food system while enhancing the natural landscape.
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It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.
Albert Einstein
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Action on behalf of life transforms. Because the relationship between self and the world is reciprocal, it is not a question of first getting enlightened or saved and then acting. As we work to heal the earth, the earth heals us.
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass
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The soil is the great connector of our lives, the source and destination of all.
Wendell Berry
Our Impact
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Farm Business Development Center (FBDC)
Provided incubator setting with affordable access to organic land
Proving ground for aspiring farmers to build their own farm business in a supportive environment, alongside other beginning and more experienced farmers. -
Illinois FarmLink
Linked farmers and land owners in Illinois
Program to connect, educate and support farmers and land owners around land access in Illinois. -
Community Food Systems
Increased access to affordable, fresh food
The program engaged diverse communities of Lake County to connect people to healthy food, and supported grassroots local food organizations. -
Hands-On Education
Modeled youth involvement in sustainable food systems
Grown over time from serving individuals and families into classrooms and school districts. -
Prairie Crossing
Co-Developed nationally recognized conservation community
One of the first master-planned developments in the United States to include a working farm, and remains a flagship project for conservation and innovative stormwater practices. -
Liberty Prairie Reserve
Improved the health of the land, water, and wildlife through cooperative land stewardship
Over 3,300 acres of natural areas and farmland on public and private lands, legally protected from development.