Meet in the Middle, Cultivate Community
Sun, Jul 13
|Lincoln
Families, farmers, and community leaders from Springfield, Bloomington, Decatur, and Peoria are invited to Lincoln Illinois, for a special town hall on SUNDAY, July 13, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the Logan County Fairgrounds, where rural voices will take center stage.
Time & Location
Jul 13, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Lincoln, 1001 Woodlawn Rd, Lincoln, IL 62656, USA
Guests
About the event
Families, farmers, and community leaders from Springfield, Bloomington, Decatur, and Peoria are invited to Lincoln Illinois for a special town hall on SUNDAY, July 13 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the Logan County Fairgrounds, where rural voices will take center stage in a conversation about farm policy and their real-life impact on central Illinois communities.
Hosted by Sunshine Strategies and The Back Forty, the event features Executive Director of The Back Forty, Will Westmoreland, a respected farmer and rural advocate from southwest Missouri. Westmoreland will lead a discussion with residents from four counties on policy challenges facing family farms, the political landscape throughout rural America, and what it will take to build stronger, more resilient rural communities.
“This is more than a policy conversation,” said Jen McMillin, founder of Sunshine Strategies. “It’s about creating a space for our neighbors to come together, share stories, and chart a future where rural…