Submitted by Cara Cummings on Fri, 08/12/2016 – 7:09am Back in February when I was sitting at the dining room table with my seed catalogs, I was planning big. I had decided that I would go all out in the garden this year, and that my big crop would be tomatoes. Seduced by all the […]
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Why do I Love My Market?
Submitted by sarah@thelandco… on Mon, 08/08/2016 – 2:41pm We’re at the halfway point of our second season at the Champaign Farmers’ Market, and it feels like a fitting time to reflect on the question at the heart of National Farmers’ Market Week celebrations: why do I love my market? The job of a market manager […]
Tips for Farmers’ Market Meal Planning
Submitted by Cassie Carroll on Tue, 08/02/2016 – 12:32am I, for one, know how a busy week can quickly run away from you. Next thing you know – BLINK! It’s Sunday again. You ask yourself, ” I had SO many plans… what happened to the week?” That’s me. If I’m not focused on the few things […]
Hopeful at the End
Submitted by Jeff Hake on Tue, 07/26/2016 – 6:29am In under a week, I leave the Midwest, and I’ll do so feeling hopeful. Despite a frightening political landscape and the frequent dread of checking the morning news, my time here has taught me that our hope should rest first in the people around us and […]
Final Days – A Look Back at TLC
Submitted by Stephanie Fenty on Tue, 07/19/2016 – 9:35am As I work through these final few days that I will be employed at The Land Connection, I can’t help but look back over the last two years with pride and awe at what we as an organization have accomplished. In 2013, when I was an […]
Polenta with Radishes
Submitted by Cara Cummings on Tue, 07/12/2016 – 6:22am For those of you who have been asking for the 2016 calendar recipes–I’m finally getting them posted! Recipe for polenta with radishes1 cup polenta (fine to medium ground cornmeal) 5 cups water 1 teaspoon salt 1 bunch radishes 1 tablespoon butter salt to taste 1-2 tablespoons honey […]
