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Apply to Stateline Farm Beginnings

Ready to launch or expand your farm business? Then apply to Stateline Farm Beginnings! Our program has trained nearly 300 sustainable farmers since 2005.

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Beginners Herbalism Weekend | 9/23-9/24

Learn how herbs help through life stages, stressors and toxins. Enjoy the beauty of Angelic Organics farm and create numerous natural remedies to take home!

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Farm Stays at Angelic Organics Lodge

Engage your head, heart and hands!
Angelic Organics Lodge is set to open in November 2017, offering custom group stays, retreats, school field trips and more!

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Join Upper Midwest CRAFT for 2018

Sign up for our farmer training alliance of over 200 members and nearly 100 sustainable farms. Join after Labor Day to receive FREE admitance to 2018 Field Day workshops, PLUS the remaining workshops in 2017. Both farmers & friends welcome!

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Our Mission

Angelic Organics Learning Center builds sustainable local food and farm systems through experiential education and training programs in partnership with rural and urban people.

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Angelic Organics Learning Center empowers people to create sustainable communities of soils, plants, animals and people through educational, creative, and experiential programs. The Learning Center, a nonprofit organization, is the educational partner to Angelic Organics, a vibrant Biodynamic community supported farm. - See more at: http://learngrowconnect.org/about/mission#sthash.LFeDJ1Pw.dpuf

  • Angelic Organics CSA Farm

    Our partner farm is one of the largest & oldest biodynamic CSA farms in the country.

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  • Eat to Live 

    Connect to our programs in Chicago, including Eat to Live farm & gardens on the city’s south side.

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  • Roots & Wings

    Connect to our programs in Rockford, including Roots & Wings CSA and Blackhawk Courts farm & garden.

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  • Farmer Training & Support

    Learn to farm, grow your farm business and join our network of sustainable farms.

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Learning Center News

Volunteer Because it Matters
09/19/2017 - 3:55pm

In the wake of so many natural disasters in this country and beyond, we can see why volunteering matters. It’s not about the hours, it’s not about the optics, it’s about the community and helping people in need.

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From Charlottesville to the Upper Midwest – What’s on the Table?
09/05/2017 - 6:14pm

We share this portion of our Ally Statement with you, dear readers, in light of the recent display of racism, hatred and violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Our hearts go out to the families of those who lost loved ones and to all those injured, and our prayers go out to the whole nation as we look at our communities, systems, and organizations to ask...

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Local Farmer Encourages Employees to Apply for Stateline Farm Beginnings
08/08/2017 - 2:15pm

Over the past two years, Cliff McConville, owner of All Grass Farms, has supported his employees in pursuing their farm dreams by sending them to Stateline Farm Beginnings. There they received the financial training and farm business planning he wishes he’d received when he was starting out as a farmer...

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Exploring the transition from conventional to organic farming
07/18/2017 - 2:06pm

AJ Weis’ farm story begins at an early age. He grew up on his family’s farm, a conventional row crop farm in Burlington, WI, before attending University of Wisconsin-Madison and  graduating with degrees in animal science and agriculture. Although he briefly lived in Seattle, WA and back home in Burlington, AJ spent the majority of his time after college working on...

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Upcoming Workshops & Events

FIELD DAY: Fall Biodynamic Preparations
Event date: 
Saturday, September 30, 2017 -
1:30pm to 5:30pm
Farmer Training Events
Woodland Survivor Campout
Event date: 
Saturday, October 14, 2017 - 2:00pm to Sunday, October 15, 2017 - 12:00pm
On-Farm Events
Preschoolers: Super Scarecrows!
Event date: 
Friday, October 20, 2017 -
10:00am to 11:30am
On-Farm Events
Family Pizza Night
Event date: 
Saturday, October 21, 2017 -
2:00pm to 5:30pm
On-Farm Events
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  • Upper Midwest CRAFT

    Learn to farm from experienced farmers! Join or renew your CRAFT membership today.

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  • Roots & Wings CSA

    Rockford area residents can sign up for a 10-week summer vegetable share. You can also add honey or donate a share!

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  • Angelic Organics CSA

    Sign up for a fresh produce share from our organic and biodynamic partner farm.

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  • Now Hiring

    Learn more about employment and volunteer-board opportunities at Angelic Organics Learning Center.

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