BY SUE LANNIN 2020 will mark my 11th year of serving on the board of The Land Connection (TLC), so this is a good time to reflect on TLC and why I support this nonprofit organization. In my childhood, I listened to stories from my dad about the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. Food […]
3rd Annual Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day comes to Wisconsin!
Guest post by Sam Hitchcock Tilton A full day of exhibits, demonstrations, farmers and industry experts for both vegetables and row-crops It’s that time of year when the farm is humming at a fevered pitch, and the beauty of the fields and one’s love of them can get obstructed by the haze of exhaustion. But […]
May’s Here! The Champaign Farmers Market starts in One Week!
Submitted by Rey Dalitto on Thu, 05/02/2019 – 10:22am May’s here, even with all this rain my winter blahs are being chased away. This is the time of year where I start to head back to the outdoor markets and re-acquaint myself with many of my favorite farmers, vendors and friends. The Champaign Farmers Market […]
Ridiculously Ready for Rhubarb
Submitted by tobrien on Thu, 04/25/2019 – 11:05am The other day I saw the first local rhubarb of the season for sale at Common Ground Food Co-op in Urbana from Saturn Farm. The bright green stalks with just the hint of red at one end absolutely screamed: “BAKE A PIE WITH ME!” I, unfortunately, could […]
Reporting Herbicide Drift Damage on Wild Plants
Submitted Wed, 04/10/2019 – 4:52pm This article was submitted by Kim Erndt-Pitcher, Habitat and Agricultural Programs Specialist at Prairie Rivers Network. Kim can be reached at kerndt-pitcher@prairierivers.org. The warm weather is arriving! While you are getting ready to plant, weed, and harvest the fruits of your labor, when you pause to taste some spinach, smell […]
My First Experience at the Good Food Expo
Submitted by Jacquelyn Evers on Tue, 03/26/2019 – 9:41pm A couple Fridays ago I had the privilege of attending the first day of the Good Food Expo hosted by FamilyFarmed in Chicago, Illinois. This event was an opportunity for me to learn more about the Good Food movement and meet a few of the many […]
