Submitted by Terra Brockman on Wed, 10/29/2014 – 12:51pm This past week, I attended the international Terra Madre conference of farmers, ranchers, fishers, and other people who bring real food to the table. One of the most impressive displays there was Slow Food’s Ark of Taste. The “ark” is virtual, but its contents are real. They are varieties […]
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Autumn Shivers
Submitted by Stephanie Fenty on Mon, 10/27/2014 – 9:11am As the temperature drops, I have gotten thinking about the autumn holiday that gets young children and wild college students all worked up: Halloween. Even growing up, I never was that into planning weeks in advance and spending loads of money on a scary, funny, or […]
An interview with Wyatt Muse of Clarkson Grain
Submitted by Jeff Hake on Thu, 10/23/2014 – 7:53am Harvest season is in full swing right now across the state as the grain crops finally dry down. I was fortunate enough to get Wyatt Muse’s take on a few questions about grains and our upcoming Specialty and Organic Grains Training Intensive in between his many hours out […]
Farming by the Foot
Submitted by Jeff Hake on Sun, 10/19/2014 – 9:33pm Sure it looks nice, but I would kick it over in a heartbeat. (courtesy of www.illinoiswildflowers.info) I did a familiar thing on Saturday. I was at Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery yet again, this time for the first session of Central Illinois Farm Beginnings. The students […]
Fermentation Fun
Submitted by Magdalena Casper on Thu, 10/09/2014 – 10:42am Fermentation is like life. Sometimes it’s good and sometimes it’s pretty awful and you don’t know why you waited around for a month to see what would happen with that jar of cabbage that you left sitting on the counter, only to immediately spit out the […]
Seasons
Submitted by Cara Cummings on Mon, 10/06/2014 – 6:41am The warm red, orange, and yellow tips of the leaves on the trees that were at first subtle, are becoming louder. They are reminding me that it is the time of year when we need to put things back, to store them for the long cold […]
