Submitted by Stephanie Fenty on Sun, 02/07/2016 – 1:06pm As I’m sure many of you know by now, The Land Connection was given the opportunity to be a guest instagrammer on the Farmers’ Market Coalition’s account for the past two weeks. It was quite the privilege to be able to share our market’s story with […]
Put your money on diversity
Submitted by Jeff Hake on Sun, 01/31/2016 – 2:54pm Writing a blog like this is a privilege for so many reasons. One reason is that I get to be expressive in a way that neither scientists nor journalists are able to. So let me tell you this: there is a new study out from Iowa […]
Working Toward our Vision
Submitted by Cara Cummings on Mon, 01/25/2016 – 8:44am As the executive director of The Land Connection I do a lot of different things like writing grants and reports, developing our budget, working with our great team on programming, and going to a lot of meetings. So when I get caught up in the day […]
You have the questions and we have the answers
Submitted by Bob Porter on Mon, 01/18/2016 – 5:04pm We were at the 2016 Illinois Specialty Crops, Agritourism, and Organic Conference in Springfield two weeks ago, talking to people about the workshops and projects we have planned for the next few months. We talked with people who are just getting started in farming to those with a decades worth […]
When you wish upon a market
Submitted by sarah@thelandco… on Mon, 01/11/2016 – 5:02pm With the first market season already more than two months behind us, the question I’m often asked is what I do with my free time in the off season. The answer is planning for next year. Once we examined what worked in the first season and what […]
Of partners and servants
Submitted by Jeff Hake on Mon, 01/04/2016 – 11:27pm “Land is our partner, not our servant.” –Dave Bishop, PrairiErth Farm This simple phrase, tucked into a presentation to our Farm Beginnings students a few weeks ago, could well serve as the foundation of our efforts to reform how we grow food. When a farmer treats the land […]
