Submitted by Magdalena Casper on Fri, 11/14/2014 – 1:18pm This conference I went to, it was kind of a big deal. We use a system called Salesforce as our CRM, or database we keep track of many things TLC-related in, like who comes to our workshops. It’s a really valuable tool, and being able to […]
Event Recaps
The Experience of Creating an Experience
Submitted by Jeff Hake on Wed, 07/02/2014 – 12:34pm Wes Jarrell takes the class on a tour of Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery. It was the end of three days of intensive training and the room was quiet as our participants pored through the multi-page evaluations I had just handed them. After a minute, one […]
Terra Madre
Submitted by Magdalena Casper on Tue, 06/03/2014 – 10:16am Terra Madre is the biannual international Slow Food event. Held in Turin, Italy, in October, this four day convention brings together farmers, artisans, food activists, and eaters to celebrate good, clean and fair food. The theme of Terra Madre 2014 is biodiversity and family farming. Not […]
“Coopetition”, Aggregation, and Continuum
Submitted by Jeff Hake on Mon, 04/21/2014 – 1:46am I went to Bloomington, IL this week for the first time. And then for the second time. And then for the third. Two conferences at the Bloomington Farm Bureau in three days meant a lot of travel, a lot of new people (especially for a recent […]
What the Heck are Ramps, Anyway?
Submitted by Terra Brockman on Tue, 04/08/2014 – 10:21am Spring has been a long time coming this year. But there is one silver lining to the cold and blustery days: an extended season for wild ramps, and the opportunity to attend The Land Connection’s Ramp Fest on April 22, at Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery […]
#moses2014
Submitted by Magdalena Casper on Mon, 03/03/2014 – 11:46am The Land Connection went to the MOSES (Midwest Organic Sustainable Educational Service) conference this weekend. The social media platform Twitter became a vital ingredient of the trip. Cara mandated we tweet for MOSES, so Jeff and I were thrown into the deep end of the social […]
