Have land and need a farmer? are you a farmer in need of land? or are you Looking to build community?Common groundDecember 3, 2023
1:30 - 5:00pm CT Cost: $10 (travel reimbursement available) Duke's Alehouse & Kitchen | Crystal Lake, IL REGISTER This year we’re focusing on our land access stories. As anyone who has embarked on the journey of finding land or finding a farmer knows, every situation is unique and filled with its own specific lessons learned, challenges faced, and successes achieved.
Afterwards you’ll have a chance to share your own story, network with other land seekers and landowners in the community, and browse resources from over ten organizations dedicated to helping land seekers and landowners. Come prepared to make friends, enjoy free local appetizers, and fortify the fabric of the good food movement. |
This event is designed for those looking for land to start or expand their farm business; looking for a farmer to purchase, steward, or lease their land; or just looking to learn more about land access.
Our aim is to foster the type of connections that often play an important role in successful farmland arrangements.
Our aim is to foster the type of connections that often play an important role in successful farmland arrangements.
Meet the Land access storytellers
Beatrice Kamau is the CEO and founder of Multiple Harvest LLC. As a Kenyan immigrant, Beatrice found her niche growing specialty crops for the African immigrant community. She sees growing these crops as an opportunity to preserve culture. Beatrice farmed at Urban Growers Collective’s incubator program in Chicago for five years and began working with Illinois FarmLink in 2021 to find a permanent location. At the beginning of this year she closed on a beautiful property in Beecher where she has spent the season building her future farm.
Shannon Mingalone (they/she) is a co-owner of Ramshackle Farm, a queer and trans owned farm that has been in operation since 2021. They operate a year round farm, growing hydroponically, in high tunnels, and in a diversified no-till market garden to offer local, pesticide free food to our community throughout the year. They are passionate about building community, and supporting a resilient, accessible local food system. They prioritize queer joy on the farm and aim to craft a safe space for LGBTQIA+ folks within the landscape of rural agriculture. Their business practices are guided by a fundamental belief in anarchism, anti-capitalism, diy punk rock, and mutual aid.
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