Registration
You can apply to Central
Illinois Farm Beginnings by downloading and completing a
Program Application
. Note that if two people from the same family or farm business intend to
participate in the program together under one tuition payment, then a
Primary Application
and a
Partner Application
should be completed and submitted together. If an individual wishes to take the
class without a partner, then only a
Primary Application
needs to be completed.
You must include a $100 registration fee with your application in order for it
to be processed. The registration fee is non-refundable. It will be credited
toward tuition upon acceptance into the program. Checks should be made out to
The Land Connection.
Please send your application to the following address:
The Land Connection
1227 Dodge Avenue, Suite 200
Evanston, IL 60202
Deadlines
All applications must be received by September 14, 2009. Early
registration ends August 1, 2009. If your application is postmarked by August
1, you will receive a 10% ($150) tuition discount.
Enrollment
Acceptance decisions are made based on the contents of your applications as well
as a personal telephone interview with one of the program co-facilitators. Up to
two people in the same family or business can attend Central Illinois Farm
Beginnings for each accepted application.
Tuition
Standard tuition for Central Illinois Farm Beginnings is $1,500. However,
students who register by August 1 receive a reduced tuition rate of $1,350. This
tuition allows two people from the same family or business to attend the
course’s nine business planning seminars six On-Farm Field Days, and participate
in a customized mentorship with an experienced farmer in your area of interest.
Tuition also includes books (Making Your Small Farm Profitable, Building a
Sustainable Business, and Legal Issues of Direct Farm Marketing in Illinois),
and catered lunch at the Saturday business planning sessions.