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Delicious appetizer using our Jalapeno Jams. Gives a nice "sweet heat".
Such an easy appetizer for your holiday get together. They can be made a few days in advance which is even better.
Our Cherry Jam is available at Jefferies Orchard!
Here is another tasty way to use our jam!
Raspberry Jalapeno is so versatile! Share some of your favorites with us as well.
Yummy!
Just in time for Independence Day, here's the recipe Molly and Liz made for Illinois Farmer Today
The Alliance Burger: Red, White and Beef
Featuring stawberry chipotle bbq sauce, white cheddar, and local beef!
All of the ingredients came from area farms and represent the policy victories and issues that the Alliance members have been organizing around!
Strawberry jam from Natural Artistry- a Springfield cottage food vendor. This year Alliance members worked to pass the Home-to-Market Act to support cottage food farmers and bakers and make their products more available to YOU. Huzzah!
Beef from Fifty Four Farms-- livestock processing bottlenecks have been a huge issue for small farms across the state. We were lucky to get our hands on local beef, but many farms are still struggling to book dates with processors. A group of Alliance farmers is exploring policy solutions that will help alleviate the bottlenecks.
Flour from Janie's Farm Organics --one of the few on-farm mills in the state. Once upon a time grain mills abounded across Illinois, but consolidation in the industry has meant the loss of local food infrastructure and the outsourcing of our food production. Farms like Janie's Mill are paving the way for the comeback.
Cheddar from Ropp Jersey Cheese-- another example of a farm leading the way on local food with their on-farm dairy processing. Wisconsin cheese curds have nothing on Ropp.
Lettuce from Mueller Family Farm- produce and flower farmers out of Illini Bluffs. Small produce farms face amazing hurdles in providing their communities with fresh food. Many state and federal programs, like crop insurance, are geared towards supporting commodity production and not set up to support small, diversified farms-- but against the odds they're making it work!
To find and support local farms near you, check out
www.buyfreshubylocalillinois.org.
Happy 4th!
https://www.agupdate.com/illinoisfarmertoday/lifestyles/recipes/recipe-blog-aims-to-make-food-policy-more-digestible/article_ba25e5c2-d9a6-11eb-bd90-c78660b2563f.html
Local strawberry jam, white cheddar, ground beef, fresh-baked bread— can you guess what we’re making?!
Keep your eyes peeled next week on Illinois Farmer Today with journalist Coulter to find out!
And until then— keep buying local!
Strawberry jam from Natural Artistry
Beef from Fifty Four Farms
Lettuce from Mueller Family Farm
Flour from Janie's Mill
Cheddar from Ropp Jersey Cheese
Find more local farms and ingredients near you at
www.buyfreshbuylocalillinois.org
Ran into Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton shopping our Market after this week's legislative session. Her campaign highlights family farms like the ones selling today! She bought a sunflower and was talking to our Farmers Market Advisory Board member Marty Kerns of Natural Artistry when we saw her. Great to see you Lt Gov!
Corona virus survival kit. Melody was happy that I could get some extra treats for her! ❤️