Asparagus is one of the first, and most delicious, signs of spring! The tender shoots, which emerge at the rate of up to an inch per hour, from a perennial root system, is considered a delicacy. Asparagus can be eaten raw as a sweet, crunchy snack, or can be cooked and added to all sorts […]
Arugula
Dress it up! Arugula, a spicy green-leafy herb can not only be used as the base of your salad, but can also be blended up to make the dressing or a pesto. It is also a wonderful pizza topping (add it after the pizza is cooked)–and don’t forget the flowers, you can eat those too, […]
Apple Cheese Sliders
Agroforestry is gaining a foothold in Central Illinois
Submitted by Mallory Krieger on Wed, 03/06/2019 – 3:54pm As Midwestern farmers continue to look to conservation and crop diversification to protect their land and keep their farms profitable, some are seeking innovative cropping systems like agroforestry to meet these goals. One such farmer is Kevin Wolz and his team at Midwest Agroforestry Solutions. ‘Agroforestry’ […]
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!
Submitted by Jacquelyn Evers on Tue, 02/26/2019 – 1:56pm It’s getting to be that time of the year again… the time when we stop dreaming about the exciting vegetables we plan to grow in our garden and actually start planting seeds. If you are like me and don’t have access to land to plant your […]
What do farmers do in the winter?
Submitted Sun, 02/24/2019 – 8:17pm This week’s blog entry is from a guest writer. If you are interested in your article or blog entry being featured on the TLC blog, contact [email protected]. By: Traci Barkley, Sola Gratia CSA Many times over, we hear the question- “What do you/farmers do in the winter?” The short version […]
