Submitted by Jeff Hake on Mon, 03/21/2016 – 5:42pm Until I began working for The Land Connection, “conference season” was not a season with which I was familiar. “Winter”, “summer”, or even “monsoon” had crossed my path before, but conference season was novel. So what is conference season? It straddles a bit of fall, all […]
Meet TLC’s New Program Director – Cassie Carroll
Submitted by Cassie Carroll on Thu, 03/10/2016 – 5:37pm HAY TLC Followers – Cassie Carroll here – your new local food and farm trailblazer! As the newest member of The Land Connection (this is my 3rd day now… maybe by the time you’re reading this it will be my 4th or 5th…), I wanted to share […]
Keep up with 2016’s top food trends at the Market!
Submitted by sarah@thelandco… on Mon, 03/07/2016 – 1:17pm The National Restaurant Association has just released their 2016 food trends forecast, and local food continues its reign. All of us at the Land Connection are so excited to see a reflection of our mission in the Top 10 trends: Local meats and seafood? Check. Locally-grown produce? […]
A Strong Market Foundation Starts with the Community
Submitted by Stephanie Fenty on Tue, 03/01/2016 – 11:51am Last week, Sarah and I headed up to Chicago to attend the Illinois Farmers’ Market Association’s annual conference. We were excited to learn from other various other individuals and organizations that had stakes in the success of farmers’ markets and the local food movement. We heard […]
The weather is here, but is it really beautiful?
Submitted by Cara Cummings on Mon, 02/22/2016 – 5:11pm This past Saturday the temperature reached nearly 70 degrees. It was our last Central Illinois Farm Beginnings session for the 2015/16 class, and we enjoyed our lunch (prepared with ingredients from local farms) at a long table outside at Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery, in the sunshine, […]
The Importance of SNAP in Illinois
Submitted by sarah@thelandco… on Mon, 02/15/2016 – 6:13pm When it comes to getting produce variety, we’re pretty lucky in Champaign-Urbana. Asparagus hits early, and then come the strawberries. Sweetcorn season is pretty incredible. We have a nice long summer season full of tomatoes and peppers and eggplants (I seem to have ratatouille on the brain). Although […]
