DuPage County Farm Bureau

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The DuPage County Farm Bureau extends its appreciation to Len’s Ace Hardware for donating reusable buckets for the 2026 Grow Your Own Food Program. Your support helps make this educational experience possible for thousands of students across DuPage County!

The DuPage County Farm Bureau is incredibly grateful to COUNTRY Financial for the generous donation to the 2026 Grow Your Own Food Program. Your support played an important role in bringing hands-on agricultural education opportunities to more than 5,200 students across DuPage County this year. Due to partners like COUNTRY Financial, students were able to learn where their food comes from, experience the joy of growing their own plants, and gain a deeper connection to agriculture. Thank you for investing in our youth, our communities, and the future of agriculture!

The Interactive Ag Display is back on the move this summer! Swing by the Bartlett Library for a chance to see it and grab a Soybean Ag Bag!

Mental health matters, especially in agriculture, where stress and isolation are common. National research shows farmers and ranchers experience su***de rates 2–5 times higher than the general population due to unique pressures like financial uncertainty, weather challenges, and long hours.

This Mental Health Month, remember that support is available at Farm Family Resource Initiative Helpline: 1-833-FarmSOS or 1-833-327-6767 which serves farm families across the entire state of Illinois.

More Resources:
https://www.ilfb.org/resources/farmer-rural-resources/mental-health-wellness/

🎉Congratulations to our 2026 AITC Bookmark Contest winner, Amaya Patel from Sycamore Trails Elementary! This year 470 students participated in the contest. Amaya was presented with a Visa gift card and her class received summer bridge books donated by the DCFB Foundation. We are so excited to distribute her bookmark to local libraries and DCFB programs. 🎉

The DuPage County Farm Bureau extends its sincere thanks to Midwest Trading for its generous donation to the 2026 Grow Your Own Food Program. Through the donation of five pallets of soil — totaling 350 bags — Midwest Trading helped provide students across DuPage County with the essential supplies needed for a meaningful, hands-on agricultural learning experience. We are deeply grateful for your partnership and commitment to helping students grow, learn, and connect with agriculture in such a memorable way!

The DuPage County Farm Bureau extends its heartfelt gratitude to DuPage Foundation for awarding us a generous Community Impact grant in support of the 2026 Grow Your Own Food Program. This meaningful investment in our community helped make it possible for thousands of students across DuPage County to experience hands-on agricultural education and learn the importance of growing their own food. We are incredibly thankful for partners like DuPage Foundation who believe in empowering youth, strengthening communities, and investing in the future of agriculture.

Today we honor the men and women who sacrificed their lives while serving in the U.S. military.

A sincere thank you to DuPage Event Center & Fairgrounds for its continued partnership and support of the 2026 Grow Your Own Food Program. By allowing us to use one of the barns to stage supplies for volunteer pickup, your generosity helped make program distribution possible and organized for our many volunteers. In addition, your contribution of a DuPage County Fair admission ticket and unlimited ride wristband for each participating student gives them the opportunity to return for an exciting tomato plant judging event this July!