Sun, 01/02/2011 – 8:24pm Even if you neglected to preregister, you can still head to Springfield this Wednesday, Thursday, and/or Friday to learn more about growing and marketing your fruits, vegetables, and other farm products. Four pre-conference workshops (concurrent) will be offered Wednesday, January 5, which will include “Pumpkin Production and Pest Management,” “High Tunnels: […]
Take the Local Thanksgiving Challenge
Sun, 11/14/2010 – 3:18pm Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and many of us are already planning to travel in order to spend the holiday with friends, family, and loved ones. But just because you’re going to rack up some miles doesn’t mean your meal has to. In fact, this Thanksgiving, make sure that your […]
Local Farmers to Join Panel following Living Downstream screening at Normal Theater
Thu, 10/14/2010 – 3:51pm Some people feel depressed, even paralyzed, after learning about the multiple carcinogens we inhale with each breath, imbibe with each sip of water, and eat when we indulge in most foodstuffs. But there is hope! And when it comes to our food, that hope is embodied in local organic farmers who […]
Steingraber and Science on Organic Ag Feeding the World
Tue, 10/12/2010 – 3:44pm One of the oft-repeated criticisms of family organic farming is that family organic farmers “cannot feed the world.” The first response to this should be that chemical farming is not feeding the world, so it’s a bit like the pot calling the kettle black. The next should be to look at […]
New Life for Maurer-Steingraber Farm
Tue, 10/12/2010 – 2:10pm On a cold March day in 2006, Sandra Steingraber called The Land Connection and mentioned that her grandmother Leah Maurer had passed away at age 100. At the time she contacted The Land Connection, Steingraber said, “I had already succumbed to the inevitability of losing this farm to urban sprawl development […]
Designer Fashion on eBay to Benefit The Land Connection
Tue, 09/28/2010 – 1:55pm What’s black and white and read all over… and will raise money for The Land Connection? Lara Miller, a Chicago-based eco-designer, has created a one-of-a-kind party dress (100% recycled material AND 100% biodegradable) for the Green Catwalk event held last week in New York City. Now it’s on eBay and for […]
