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With 30+ years of experience in sustainable agriculture, environmental conservation and community based economic development, Mike has worked on a broad range of innovative projects. Now a Senior Associate of the Liberty Prairie Foundation (LPF), he has served for the past 15 years as Executive Director of the LPF. This small private operating foundation is dedicated to providing leadership in natural resource management and land conservation in northern Illinois. Current programs are focused on the integration of economically prosperous, ecologically sensitive farms and high quality natural into vibrant protected, working landscapes. He founded and runs the Farm Business Development Center, a business incubator for beginning organic farmers. Together with a partner land trust, Liberty Prairie Conservancy, the Foundation is developing a land plan and business model for protecting high quality farmland and developing a thriving beginning farmer community to steward and manage that land.
Mike also sits on the founding steering committee of Fresh Taste, a new collaborative effort encouraging diverse local agriculture and healthy eating for all in Chicago and across Illinois.
As Environmental Team Leader at Prairie Crossing in Grayslake, IL. Mike provided leadership in the design and management of natural resources and farm lands in an innovative conservation community. He coordinated the project�s ecological and design consultants and designed the environmental education programs for general public and and community members.
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