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 […]
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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 […]
Winter Radishes Lighten and Brighten the Holidays
Submitted by Terra Brockman on Sun, 12/07/2014 – 10:51pm While winter holidays and parties are wonderful times to share food and drink with family and friends, they are also often a challenge to the better angels of our diet. But just because it’s winter doesn’t mean you can’t sit down to a simple, satisfying salad. […]
Family and Friendsgiving
Submitted by Stephanie Fenty on Mon, 12/01/2014 – 2:13pm I feel like Thanksgiving snuck up even faster than ever this year. But hey, maybe people say that every year. I am never really ready for the cold or the holidays and the long wait until I can see the glorious red of tomatoes at the […]
The freedom of the frost
Submitted by Jeff Hake on Thu, 11/20/2014 – 11:18am A funny thing happens to many farmers this time of year. They take a long overdue deep breath, as if the growing season was a weight that had been lifted from their chests. This in itself is not the funny thing. Rather, it’s that this breath […]
Baking Local
Submitted by Cara Cummings on Sun, 11/09/2014 – 8:46pm This past Saturday afternoon was chilly, and although the last of the garden beds waited to be mulched, the garlic that needed to be planted sat on my counter, and the chicken’s water was still at risk of freezing, I decided to wait for a warmer […]
