Submitted by Cara Cummings on Thu, 02/02/2017 – 4:01pm Sometimes, in the fall, I like to talk about how even though I really dislike winter, I look forward to the break. To anyone who will listen, I romanticize how I will sit in my big chair, drinking tea, reading books, and how I will write […]
You are here Farming Foibles: Equipment Review (BCS Tractor)
Submitted by Birgit McCall on Fri, 01/27/2017 – 12:48pm I have waxed poetic on several of my blog posts about our BCS 2-wheel tractor. It allows us to engage in a number of non-standard farming pursuits, and it also really excels as an all-around farming/yard tractor. These tractors are used extensively in Europe where parcels […]
A (Hopefully) Useful Template for Starting a Grant Application
Oh grants – I know grant applications are intimidating, especially if you’ve never written one before. We all hear the horrors of lengthy applications, multiple forms, unclear directions, etc…. but if you have an idea, there are some simple steps you can take to prepare your idea for a grant application, no matter the format […]
What your farmers’ market manager wants you to know
Submitted by Sarah Simeziane on Mon, 01/16/2017 – 10:49am Last week I spoke on a panel at the Illinois Specialty Crop, Agritourism, and Organic Conference in Springfield. It was the final session of the Farmers’ Market Vendor Boot Camp block, and the panel focused on the different types of advisory boards farmers’ markets around Central […]
The days are short and the time is flying!
Submitted by Mallory Krieger on Thu, 01/05/2017 – 5:03pm I am so pleased that the days are beginning to lengthen, the sun rising ever so marginally earlier and setting slightly later. It is breathing life into these wintery days. Even though the days are short in light, they are most definitely long in activity! For, […]
Beet the Gray
Submitted by Cara Cummings on Mon, 01/02/2017 – 4:58pm This time of year can be rough for those of us who love to grow food. We have passed the fall relief stage (remember when we were waiting for that hard freeze so we could finally pull the tomato plants?), we were excited to use some […]
