Submitted by Magdalena Caspe… on Fri, 01/16/2015 – 1:30pm Last weekend, when I was shopping – while hungry – at the coop, I picked up a tub of fresh tofu. Because yolo tofu. And I had big plans for dinners this week.Figuring out how to use tofu at home was always challenging – quite frankly, […]
Soil and Sunshine
Submitted by Cara Cummings on Mon, 01/12/2015 – 2:58pm As we entered 2015, the international year of soils–as designated by the United Nations General Assembly and implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations— I was far away from the fertile soils of central Illinois, on a warm beach in the Turks […]
Repetitions and Resolutions
Submitted by Stephanie Fenty on Mon, 01/05/2015 – 1:36pm The new year has begun and fittingly, we have had what seems like the first sticking snow of this winter. So of course, with the freshly whitened ground and the constant struggle of remembering to write 2015 at the end of every date, a new year, […]
My seed nursery
Submitted by Jeff Hake on Thu, 12/25/2014 – 10:43pm My plant set-up, in its current state as a home for some tender refugees from the winter. For the first time in years, I spent most of the 2014 growing season in the office instead of on a farm. However, a farmer doesn’t fade so easily. […]
The View from Winter
Submitted by Magdalena Caspe… on Mon, 12/22/2014 – 10:04am Winter has officially begun. The solstice was yesterday, a day that started just before daybreak with a 20 mile run at Clinton Lake, followed by a fire and white chili with many other runners, followed by a few (sunny!) hours of frisbee, followed by quite possibly […]
Eat Local in the Winter
Submitted by Cara Cummings on Mon, 12/15/2014 – 8:20am But of course you can eat locally in Illinois in January! One of my favorite fall and winter dishes is roasted roots. They make a healthy, hearty, and beautiful meal. You can use whatever is available from your local farmer. I use a big variety of […]
