This year, 19 outstanding students were selected as recipients of the 2026 DuPage County Farm Bureau Foundation Scholarships, receiving a combined total of $40,000 in scholarship awards. We are proud…
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Cultivating Learning Through Community Partnership – 2026 Grow Your Own Food Program
- August 4, 2026
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The 2026 Grow Your Own Food program marked another outstanding year of agricultural education across DuPage County. After months of planning that began with school registration in the fall, the…
On April 17, 2026, the DuPage County Farm Bureau hosted the “Food Science 101” adult education event in partnership with Chicagoland Food Science Foundation. The event was held at the…
The DuPage County Farm Bureau’s Annual Bowling Outing was a tremendous success! Held at Bowlero in Glendale Heights on Saturday, March 21st, the event brought together DCFB members along with…
DCFB Wins National CAE Award for Grow Your Own Food Program
- January 23, 2026
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The DuPage County Farm Bureau is proud to share that our Grow Your Own Food program has been selected as a County Activities of Excellence (CAE) Award winner by the…
This fall, AITC partnered with Facilitating Coordination in Agriculture Education, Friends of Danada, KDSWCD, U of I Extension, Galusha Farms, and FFA students from Glenbard East to create a hands-on…
URBANA, IL. Those who love gardening, wildflowers, or who are tired of mowing expansive lawns should consider creating a native plant garden. Gemini Bhalsod, a horticulture educator with University…
Deicing salts are essential to winter travel in Illinois and provide necessary safety in a landscape setting by melting dangerous ice on precarious steps, sidewalks, entryways and other areas of…
URBANA, Ill. Those thinking green this holiday season may want to skip the tree lot and consider buying a living evergreen to plant outside after Christmas. The easy part…
Innovation Consulting Community team proposes sustainable farming container at ISU
- November 5, 2020
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In just a few months, a team of motivated students put together a proposal to implement a shipping container farm on Illinois State’s campus. “Self-motivation is impressive to employers, 
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