by Ryan Pankau, University of Illinois Extension Nothing beats a homegrown tomato! Even when in season, the store-bought varieties just cannot compare to a fully ripe tomato harvested at its peak from your own garden. So many gardeners across American choose tomato plants for their vegetable patch each year for this reason, making it the […]
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Sustaining a Pivot in Real Time: Imagining Resilient Local Food Systems
by Carol Hays, The Strategic Collaboration Group, LLC As we all are acutely aware, the COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the frayed fabric of our nation’s food system. Since the outbreak, news of system breakdown seems to be everywhere we look. Over-reliance on repeated monocropping of largely non-food crops is leaving farmers financially underwater while […]
Planning For Stepping Back – Part II, by Art Littlefield
By Art Littlefield In conjunction with Lincoln Financial Advisors Agribusiness Services Last month’s article, “Planning For Stepping Back – Part I”, highlighted nine topics that should be given careful consideration so you increase the likelihood of a relaxing and comfortable “retirement” while any unavoidable stress is kept to a minimum. In case you missed Part […]
Stay-at-Home Snapshots – Week 7
by The Land Connection Staff Now that we have begun to return to the office – while remaining safe and wearing masks – we no longer feel the need to offer snapshots of our lives in isolation. That being said, we may provide more fun looks into the lives of the TLC staff from time […]
Edible (Native) Landscaping – Strawberries
by Erin Harper, University of Illinois Extension Strawberries can make an excellent groundcover for your planting beds. The plants get 8 to 10 inches tall and are just a beautiful shade of green which is lighter than most plants used as a ground cover. There are two types, Junebearing and everbearing. Junebearing plants typically produce […]
Champaign Farmers Market – Week 5
The Champaign Farmers Market is (AGAIN) returning to its normal location in the City parking lot at Neil & Washington in downtown Champaign. Last week’s Market was canceled due to the high winds and threat of thunderstorms that lasted most of the day. This week’s Market looks to be downright BEAUTIFUL! The Market will be […]