Our Impact
Acting on Our Beliefs
Over 30 years of strengthening the local food system and 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
Farmer Training
Aspiring farmers built their own farm business in a supportive environment, alongside other beginning and more experienced farmers. This highlighted the need for creative land access programs. -
Land Access
Illinois FarmLink
Northeastern Illinois FarmLink grew into a statewide initiative and with our partners, The Land Connection. -
Community Food Systems
Grow Lake County
We connected people to healthy food and supported grassroots local food organizations. This work is embodied in the Liberty Prairie Farm Store. -
Hands-On Education
Prairie Farm Corps and the Learning Farm
Today, the Living Laboratory, our outdoor classroom, serves school districts, groups, and families. -
Prairie Crossing
Premier Conservation Community
Incorporates new urbanism, transit-oriented, scaled production farming and conservation concepts, working toward connected and sustainable living. -
Liberty Prairie Reserve
2013-2023 Master Plan
This interwoven network of healthy lands, wildlife, and people reinforces conservation in Lake County.