Submitted by Birgit McCall on Sun, 11/05/2017 – 9:36pm If you spend any time worrying about outdoor cats and winter (and you should if you have neighborhood cats), you may have seen various plans on the internet to take a large rubber tote and turn it into an insulated cat house. If you’ve followed my […]
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Coming to an Illinois Farmers Market Near You in 2018…
Submitted by Sarah Simeziane on Mon, 10/16/2017 – 5:36pm …but wait, we’re still enjoying the 2017 season, isn’t next year a ways off? Farmers and market managers will immediately tell you, no. The next season feels like it will start about 5 minutes after the last, and this time around we’re very excited for that. […]
Fighting the Foes and Folly of Farming
Submitted Thu, 09/28/2017 – 3:01pm This week’s blog entry is from a guest writer. If you are interested in your article or blog entry being featured on the TLC blog, contact [email protected]. By: Ann Swanson, Hendrick House Food Service Growing in fall is so much easier than growing in the spring. There are usually less […]
Knowing the Source of Your Produce: Growing Your Own Garden
Submitted Mon, 09/25/2017 – 2:54pm This week’s blog entry is from a guest writer. If you are interested in your article or blog entry being featured on the TLC blog, contact [email protected]. By: Sally Writes Knowing the origin of your food is essential, especially when it comes to your produce. It is only when you […]
On Farm Variety Trials: Designing a Screening Trial
Submitted by Mallory Krieger on Mon, 09/17/2018 – 3:47pm This is Part 3 of a multi-part series on On-Farm Variety Trials. Part 2: “Planning It Out” can be found here. Last month, I explored planning your on-farm variety trial. I began with identifying goals. The goals you outlined will guide the next several decisions in […]
The Greatest Midwest Food Town
Submitted by Joanna Strauss on Thu, 09/14/2017 – 4:22pm We are so lucky. This was my thought on a recent Saturday that perfectly illustrated just how fortunate we who live near such amazing local food really are. On Saturday, September 9 Champaign Urbana was officially honored by Midwest Living magazine with their “Greatest Midwest Food […]
