Three different product logos are available to farmers in Illinois who seek to differentiate their products based on locality and farm ownership. 

The Illinois Products Logo

The Illinois Products Logo Program was designed so that Illinois consumers can support the Illinois farm economy by purchasing food and agricultural products made in Illinois.  Any entity that produces, processes OR packages an agricultural or food product  in Illinois can participate in the program free-of-charge.  An application must be submitted that certifies, among other things, that the applicant does indeed produce, process or package a product in Illinois and that the DOA can identify and promote the product in any of its marketing/promotional activities.

"Illinois:  Where Fresh Is" Logo

The "Illinois:  Where Fresh Is" Logo program provides producers a logo that they may place on their produce, fruits and other horticultural commodities produced in Illinois.  The application for the program can be found here.

 

Centennial and Sesquicentennial Farms Program

For farmers whose farm has been owned by the same family of lineal or collateral descent for at least 100 or 150 years, a sign marker is available to post at the farm to designate that food and agricultural products produced, processed or packaged on these farms come from a centennial or sesquicentennial farm.  The owner must submit an application containing detailed information on the property, including a certification that the property has indeed been owned continuously by a family member for 100 or 150 years.  The application also must contain a certification by a member of the Illinois Land Title Association or a recognized title searcher as to the continual familial ownership.  Click here for the centennial application, or here for the sesquicentennial application.  If the producer wishes to put the logo on the product as a marketing tool, the producer must seek written authorization from the ILDOA (the holder of the registered mark on file with the Illinois Office of the Secretary of State).