People throughout the Chicago region get certified organic vegetables from the Prairie Crossing Farm in Grayslake. Where does your food grow, and how is it grown?

Join resident organic farmer Jeff Miller of Sandhill Family Farms for a free Farm Ridge Hike from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. on Wed., July 23.

Jeff will discuss Sandhill Family Farm's organic growing practices, pest management strategies, season extension methods, and more. The hike will conclude near Sandhill's flock of free-range chickens.

Online advance registration is required. Click here for more information, and for online registration. Come learn about organic food production at the Prairie Crossing Farm with this free and educational farm event!

The PBS series Growing a Greener World recently filmed a 30 minute episode at the Prairie Crossing Farm. This will air nationwide on PBS this fall and also be available online.

The episode will include information about Prairie Crossing, Sandhill Family Farms, and Liberty Prairie Foundation programs including the Farm Business Development Center and the Prairie Farm Corps youth development program. Joe Lamp'l, Growing a Greener World's Creator/Executive Producer/Host joined some of the Prairie Farm Corps youth for this great group photo.  

Several production photos are posted on the Prairie Crossing Farm Facebook page. We're very pleased with this national coverage, and hope you will enjoy the Growing a Greener World episode too! Stay tuned for news on the air date and online launch, expected this fall.

This year Angelic Organics Learning Center is celebrating ten years of offering Stateline Farm Beginnings! 

Stateline Farm Beginnings is a farmer-led training and support program designed to help people plan and launch sustainable farm businesses. Click here for more information about Angelic Organics Learning Center's Stateline Farm Beginnings Program.

Children meet chickens during the Organic Plant Sale & Farm Open House.

Summer's here! Let's work together to get our kids playing outside! Follow the Lake County Leave No Child Inside Facebook page to find and share fun, safe, and affordable outdoor activities. 

The Liberty Prairie Foundation is a member of this Chicago Wilderness initiative, an alliance of more than 200 public and private organizations working together to improve the health and wellness of children.

The Lake County Leave No Child Inside consortium promotes member programs for children and families where they can explore nature areas, parks, forest preserves and other sites.

For information about children's nature-related programs in Lake County, "like" the Lake County Leave No Child Inside Facebook page. Get outside and enjoy summer!

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2014 Organic Plant Sale & Farm Open House on May 17!

If you purchased plants, please return your pots to the farm to be sanitized and reused next season. Pot recycling containers are at the front and back porches of the Yellow Farmhouse at the Prairie Crossing Farm.

We are only able to reuse certain pot types and sizes, so please only return pots from plants purchased at our event.

We hope the plants you purchased are flourishing in your garden, and will soon provide you with fresh, tasty produce. Thank you!

• Agritourism offers farmers the opportunity to bring the public onto their farms and tell the story of their products. The Land Connection, with its many years of farmer training experience and in partnership with a number of agritourism experts, will host a three-day training intensive from June 23 to June 25 atPrairie Fruits Farm and Creamery in Champaign, Illinois, which was named a 2013 Illinois Agriculture Agri-Tourism Leader.Click here for more information. Applications due 6/20.

• Chicago-based accelerator Impact Engine is looking for passionate entrepreneurs trying to solve the world's toughest societal and environmental challenges. Its 16-week program is designed to provide mission-focused entrepreneurs with the capital, business resources, and network they need to build successful companies that positively impact the world.  Click here for more information. Applications due 6/22.