Submitted by Irene Kaufman on Mon, 02/05/2018 – 10:58am Regenerative Organic: What would Rudolf Steiner Do? When it comes to Regenerative Agriculture, I find myself wondering, “What would Rudolf Steiner do?” Back in 1924, Rudolf Steiner was one of the first to come up with an idea for alternative agriculture. His idea for biodynamic agriculture […]
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 […]
2017 Champaign Farmers Market Annual Report
Submitted by Sarah Simeziane on Mon, 01/22/2018 – 5:23pm It feels like only yesterday we were shivering our way through the final weeks of the market season. Braving the cold and rain together to provide October produce to a very encouraging number of late-season shoppers who came out to support their local farmers. Yet here […]
Farming Foibles: Liquid Black Gold
Submitted by Birgit McCall on Mon, 01/15/2018 – 6:34pm I’m home today, recovering from something nasty, and watching the snow blowing across our yard and turning into drifts. So, in an effort to cast my mind back to a warmer place, I want to use today’s blog post as an opportunity to educate you about […]
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 […]
New Year’s Resolutions at TLC
Submitted by Mallory Krieger on Tue, 01/02/2018 – 10:00am Every January 1, people across the world reflect on the closing year and vision a better, more productive, healthy future. It is the time for New Year’s resolutions. New Year’s resolutions, boiled down, are simply goals set at a specific time of year. Goal setting is […]
