Join The Land Connection on Thursday, August 22, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at PrairiErth Farm in Atlanta, IL for our workshop on Farm Workplace Safety. Farming is strenuous work. Working in the fields, washing and packing up produce, transporting it to wholesale and retail outlets. All of these activities present different stresses for […]
Champaign Farmers Market Now Offers WIC & Senior FMNP Match Vouchers
Starting July 23, The Land Connection and Champaign Farmers Market will offer a limited number of triple match voucher booklets for WIC and Senior FMNP recipients. Community members that receive farmers market vouchers as part of the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program and the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (Senior FMNP) can bring their […]
It’s Summer Squash Time
When those adorable little pattypan squash start to appear at market booths I get all excited. The 5-year old in me just wants to play with them. I’ve heard them called jellyfish, flowers, anemonies, and “mutant hands” by kids at the market. All of the above names I think are appropriate and adorable. While many […]
Supporting Wildlife While Farming
Often times when we think of farms we think of pastures, row crops, barns, and fresh produce. Many people don’t think of the wildlife that lives on and around the farmed land. How does the wildlife interact with the farmland and the crops being grown or animals being raised? In what ways are different species […]
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 […]
A Time for Transition
With my final day (July 31) at The Land Connection fast approaching, I thought it fitting to take a moment to reflect on these three years of hard work, learning, and growth. I came to TLC in July 2016, and though only a short three years have passed, it feels much longer. So many wonderful […]
