Upper Midwest CRAFT (Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training) is a farmer-led training alliance organized by alternative agriculture farmers in northern Illinois, southern Wisconsin and the Chicagoland area. Farmers offer their time, talents and expertise to help prepare the next generation of farmers. We welcome all levels of experience, whether you’ve never farmed before, you seek advanced training, or you’re transitioning to sustainable agriculture.​​
Membership Types
UM CRAFT Memberships are $50 per year
  • Farm Membership
    • ​For those who own, operate, manage, or partner in a farm business
  • Trainee Membership
    • For farm employees, interns, and volunteers in a non-managerial role
  • Friend Membership
    • ​For aspiring farmers, supporters of the green economy, and partners (chefs, photographers, etc.)
Membership Benefits
Annual membership includes: US Military VETERANS: contact us to receive FREE membership!
History
​​​​The first CRAFT program was founded in upstate New York in 1995. In 1997, ten farmers from northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin founded the second program in the United States - Upper Midwest CRAFT. Since then, the alliance has become one of the leading efforts to train the next generation of organic, biodynamic, and sustainable farmers. Graduates, who now lead dozens of new local farms, are trained by some of the most accomplished farmers in the Midwest. More than 85 sustainable farms in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin belong to the Upper Midwest CRAFT. Coordination is provided by Angelic Organics Learning Center.
CRAFT Outside of the Stateline Region
​Visit www.craftfarmer.org to find a CRAFT organization near you!
Upper Midwest CRAFT is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
​under award number 2019-49400-30072.
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