Submitted by Sarah Simeziane on Tue, 10/23/2018 – 1:18pm The winding down of farmers market season always brings mixed emotions with it. On the one hand, it’s getting colder and colder each week and we’ve been at it for 6 months, and in some ways, we’re just ready to be done standing around a parking lot. […]
On Farm Variety Trials: Designing a Replicated Variety Trial
Submitted by Mallory Krieger on Thu, 10/18/2018 – 7:56am This is Part 4 of a multi-part series on On-Farm Variety Trials. Part 3: “Designing a Screening Trial” can be found here. Last month, I outlined the design of a screening trial. In this installment, I will discuss the design of a replicated variety trial. In […]
Jacob Goldstein – 14 Year Old Winning Farmer
Submitted Sun, 10/14/2018 – 6:13pm This week’s blog entry is from a guest writer. Jacob Goldstein is a high school Freshman and supplied the lamb for the winning team at our Artisan Cup & Fork Chef Competition in September. If you are interested in your article or blog entry being featured on the TLC blog, […]
Preservation Tips for the Bounty of the Fall Harvest
Submitted by Taidghin O’Brien on Mon, 10/08/2018 – 11:21am It’s that time of year when everyone seems to be inundated with fresh, local produce. The late summer / early fall harvest just seems to keep on going and going with this continued warm weather. It’s October and it’s 90° outside…I thought central Illinois already had […]
But what does it all mean?
Submitted by Jacquelyn Evers on Fri, 09/28/2018 – 11:39am When asked about my new position at The Land Connection, I would inevitably talk about our work with sustainable and organic farming. I should have anticipated that someone along the way would want a further explanation, but I didn’t and then THAT GUY surfaced to ask […]
It All Started with a Pigtato
Submitted by Sarah Simeziane on Thu, 08/23/2018 – 8:51pm Once upon a first farmers market season, I happened upon a funny looking potato that reminded me of the Pigs! In! Space! pigs on The Muppet Show. We put on some googly eyes (because as a farmers market, we’re always stocked with the essentials), and lo, […]
