Submitted by Taidghin O’Brien on Mon, 06/11/2018 – 11:41am Farmers Market season is one of my favorite times of the year. Walking up and down the aisles past mountains and mountains of fresh produce, freezers full of local meat and poultry, and vendors selling anything and everything you can think of is so exhilarating. One […]
Looking to Irish History
Submitted by Taidghin O’Brien on Mon, 03/19/2018 – 10:32am Happy post-St. Patrick’s Day everyone! As a proud Irish-American (I have my family crest tattooed on my back) I just want to take some time to point out some misconceptions about Ireland and St. Patrick’s Day. 1: Four-leaf clovers have nothing to do with St. Patrick. […]
Heirloom, Organic, and Heritage, Oh my! – An Interview with Jill Brockman-Cummings
Submitted by Taidghin O’Brien on Fri, 01/26/2018 – 11:10am As all of us at The Land Connection are gearing up for our 2nd Annual Organic Grain Conference & Trade Show on February 1st here in Champaign, I thought it was only fitting to feature organic grains in this week’s blog. I found out about The […]
Who am I? What am I doing here?
Submitted by Taidghin O’Brien on Fri, 01/05/2018 – 3:53pm Name: Hyde Taidghin O’Brien Preferred Name: Taidghin (it rhymes with ‘pagan’,sort of, and it is not the same as Tegan) TLC Job Title: Marketing & Outreach Coordinator Age: 31 Eyes: Gray Hair: Not Gray (yet) Pets: 3 (Candi [13, Boxer/Amer. Bulldog]; Lulu [11, Boxer]; Lucas […]
