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Agroforestry is gaining a foothold in Central Illinois
Submitted by Mallory Krieger on Wed, 03/06/2019 – 3:54pm As Midwestern farmers continue to look to conservation and crop diversification to protect their land and keep their farms profitable, some are seeking innovative cropping systems like agroforestry to meet these goals. One such farmer is Kevin Wolz and his team at Midwest Agroforestry Solutions. ‘Agroforestry’ […]
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!
Submitted by Jacquelyn Evers on Tue, 02/26/2019 – 1:56pm It’s getting to be that time of the year again… the time when we stop dreaming about the exciting vegetables we plan to grow in our garden and actually start planting seeds. If you are like me and don’t have access to land to plant your […]
What do farmers do in the winter?
Submitted Sun, 02/24/2019 – 8:17pm 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: Traci Barkley, Sola Gratia CSA Many times over, we hear the question- “What do you/farmers do in the winter?” The short version […]
You are Here: Illinois Food Policy 2019
On Friday, February 15, I attended the Chicago Food Policy Summit in Chicago and got a chance to hear about many of the policy topics that are being addressed in Illinois this year that have a direct impact on our food system. While some of the initiatives were Chicago-centric, many of them were statewide. Some […]
Winter Conferences – We Become Family
Submitted by Mallory Krieger on Mon, 01/28/2019 – 5:15pm What a wonderful weekend I just spent in Madison, Wisconsin, at the Ograin Conference. Ograin is the sister conference to our own Organic Grain Conference. It is organized by Dr. Erin Silva, Harriet Behar, and Jody Padgham. This year, the conference theme was organic no-till. Dr. […]
