Submitted by Stephanie Fenty on Tue, 05/26/2015 – 10:34am I spent this weekend camping out at a music festival in Chillicothe, IL, just a few miles from Peoria. It doesn’t really seem like the kind of a place a music festival would be held, but thousands of people came for it. It was the first […]
New Markets
Submitted by Bob Porter on Fri, 05/15/2015 – 5:42pm I’m writing this on a Friday, and as of right now we have two Champaign Farmers’ Markets under our belts. And in my case, I mean that literally. We’ve quickly discovered that it’s pretty hard to be surrounded by gorgeous produce and not go buy some. We naturally […]
Run for your life!
Submitted by Jeff Hake on Mon, 05/11/2015 – 2:10pm If you haven’t already, go see the documentary The Greenhorns. There are a lot of films about food and farming out there, but this is one of my favorites. The stories from beginning farmers, in all their struggles and triumphs, are great. However, I was sold […]
Just the Pictures, Please!
Submitted by Cara Cummings on Tue, 05/05/2015 – 9:15am Today is my day to blog for The Land Connection. It is also the first day of the new downtown Champaign Farmers’ Market. So I am going to skip the pleasantries, and get right to the heart of the matter. Fresh spring food is beautiful. The […]
Wine Worry? Take the Leap!
Submitted by Stephanie Fenty on Tue, 04/28/2015 – 10:31am Last week, I did something that I’ve never done before. I signed up for my first CSA. I know, it’s ridiculous isn’t it? I work in local food, promote supporting small and local farmers, teach that fresh from the source produce is not only better for […]
Preparing the Ground
Submitted by Bob Porter on Mon, 04/20/2015 – 3:27pm You can’t beat spring for starting off in a new direction. Possibilities and ideas start popping up like new shoots. You can feel the opportunities for change starting to emerge like hypocotyl arches pushing their way out of the soil. Seems like an auspicious time to […]
