Promoting Illinois 
alternative agricultural enterprises

This web site contains an inventory of  Illinois alternative agricultural enterprises. 

The information was collected between October 1999 and July 2003. 

The study was funded by the Illinois Council on Food and Agricultural Research.

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for a

Searchable

Inventory

of Illinois

Alternative

Agricultural

Enterprises

Links to Consumer and Producer Information Resources

The Alternative Crops Project

http://www.sws.uiuc.edu/data/altcrops/

This site lists climate and soil requirements for alternative and traditional crops. Overall crop suitability maps, based on crop requirements and the soil and climate of Illinois, are presented for more than 400 existing and potential crops that include food, feed, fiber, fuel, medicinal, and food additives.

Alternative Farming Systems Information Center

http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/

Identifies and accesses information related to alternative agricultural enterprises, crops, and alternative cropping systems.  

Illinois Agritourism Website

http://www.agritourism.uiuc.edu/

This website is for agritourism destinations and training.  

Pest Management and Crop Development Bulletin

http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/cespubs/pest

Helps farmers stay current on scouting reports, pest predictions and management advice.

Marketing Information

http://www.grains.org

Alternative grain marketing information

Agriculture associations and organizations

http://mel.lib.mi.us/science/agorg.html

Organic agriculture associations http://www.sfc.ucdavis.edu/docs/organic.html

How to Start a Small Business

http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/index.html

FARM.DOC

http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu

Offers farmers comprehensive risk and business management tools

University of California Small Farm Center Agricultural Tourism

http://www.sfc.ucdavis.edu/agritourism/agritour.html  

An introduction to agritourism and an ongoing resource

Agritourism Across Kentucky

http://www.thinkwestkentucky.com/agritourism/index.html

Kentucky's inventory of agritourism enterprises and information resources

Epicurious

http://eat.epicurious.com/

"The World's Greatest Recipe Collection," searchable by main ingredient, ethnic association, meal course, preparation method, or season or occasion.

Recipe Source

http://www.recipesource.com/

"…The Searchable Online Archive of Recipes and your source for recipes on the Internet" organized by ethnic cuisine or type of dish or searchable by name

USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl

Access to the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference. A search tool is also provided so you can look up the nutrient content of 6,661different foods directly from this home page.

Nutrition Analysis Tool

http://www.nat.uiuc.edu

Helps Illinois citizens make more informed food choices