Farm Business Development Center (FBDC)
Incubator setting with affordable access to organic land
For over 18 years, we stimulated and supported the successful development of entrepreneurial farming in Chicago’s urban fringe.
Media
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PBS
Greening of Suburbia with Joe Lamp’l
Growing a Greener World PBS Series, appearing on national public television -
Chicago Tribune
Farming 101
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Conserve Lake County
Faces of Lake County’s Local Food Economy
Featuring Farm Business Development Center alumni Chris & Tania Cubberly and Meg Runyan. -
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Daily Herald
Liberty Prairie farms, programs encourage people to get hands dirty in Grayslake
by Jami Kunzer -
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Farmers Rising
In December 2023, Angelic Organics Learning Center renamed their organization Farmers Rising and created a grazing incubator program. This proving ground for aspiring farmers will allow farmers to build their own farm businesses in a supportive environment, alongside other beginning and more experienced farmers.