Submitted by Cara Cummings on Mon, 05/02/2016 – 5:44pm I traveled to Fort Worth, Texas last week to attend a training for 2016 Extension Risk Management project directors. The Land Connection was awarded a risk management grant for a project titled Risk Management for Illinois Farmers Transitioning to Organic and Identity-Preserved Crop Production, but I’m […]
You are here My eggplant has a first name: it’s E-G-G-W-A-R-D-O…
Submitted by sarah@thelandco… on Sun, 04/24/2016 – 6:53pm Just one week until the start of the 2016 Champaign Farmers’ Market, and it’s time to (re)introduce you to an old friend:We’ve gotten to know our good friend Monsieur Aubergine well since his debut at the 2015 Bastille Day market, so well that we’re now on a first […]
The Search for Understanding Sustainable Food Labels
Submitted by Cassie Carroll on Tue, 04/19/2016 – 9:04am Cage-free, grass-fed, natural – I know we have all seen these terms before and thought, “This sounds really healthy for me and probably better than this other brand. I should support these practices …sounds good let’s buy them!” Well, I’ll be the first to admit that […]
I burnt my food, and I’m glad
Submitted by Jeff Hake on Mon, 04/11/2016 – 4:06pm Creating this wall of logs made for some really hot coals. A wood fire in the backyard is one of my favorite ways to cook. If you plan to have a campfire with friends, why not make use of the heat? It takes a little bit […]
Making a Market in May
Submitted by Stephanie Fenty on Tue, 04/05/2016 – 9:45am It’s April already and I am so glad that it’s actually starting to feel like it! (I’ll never forget the April blizzard of a few years back…) The ground is warming, the sun is still going strong when I get out of the office. And things […]
Honoring Beginning Farmers
Submitted by Cara Cummings on Mon, 03/28/2016 – 7:47am Last week I traveled up to Chicago to go to the Good Food Festival. The gathering brought together policy makers, educators, food entrepreneurs, and farmers, just to name a few. There was a floor full of exhibitors with foods to taste, demos–like how to make your […]
