Local Food Forum Joins ReGenerate IL
Register for the 7/27 webinar on carbon markets and how farmers can benefit
In This Issue
• Local Food Forum: Proud to Join the ReGenerate Illinois Leadership Council
• Sign up for Tuesday’s ReGenerate Illinois webinar on carbon markets
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Proud to Join ReGenerate IL Leadership Council
I am pleased to announce that I have joined the Leadership Council of ReGenerate Illinois. This nonprofit is a collaboration of leading organizations working to build a better food system by promoting regenerative farming practices that restore soil health — because nutrient-rich soils are more productive, more sustainable and grow food that is healthier for people.
Regenerative farming can also sequester carbon in soil, which addresses the increasingly calamitous impact of global climate change.
Through my past tenure with FamilyFarmed, I worked directly with other Leadership Council members or have worked with their organizations. I am sincerely proud that these relationships have led the group to consider me and Local Food Forum as valuable assets, and I am happy to have a seat at their (virtual) table.
Now, please read immediately below for my first homework assignment… promoting a ReGenerate Illinois webinar on Tuesday on a very important topic.
Sign Up for July 27 ReGenerate Illinois Webinar
Topic: Carbon Markets for Regenerative Ag
Local Food Forum and the ReGenerate Illinois Network invite you to join in a free webinar next Tuesday (July 27) from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
The topic is Carbon Markets for Regenerative Ag. The featured speakers are Sam Schiller from Carbon Yield, which helps farmers get paid to restore their soil and institute a healthy, profitable growing system, and Harry Carr, whose Mint Creek Farm (founded in 1992) is a central Illinois pioneer in organic, pasture-raised livestock production. Sam and Harry will be discussing how carbon markets are set up, the current status of carbon markets, and the role of regenerative agriculture in carbon markets.
This webinar kicks of the three-part Summer 2021 Series of online programming, with subsequent events on August 10 and August 24 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. The series focuses on Regenerative Agriculture and the developing carbon market, funding, and policy opportunities.
The sessions will feature farmers and topic experts sharing their experience and perspectives from the leading edge and will feature Q&A, discussion and a networking happy hour. These three virtual conversations will provide opportunities for learning, collective input and creating new relationships.
Click the buttons below to register and learn more about ReGenerate Illinois.