Submitted by Sarah Simeziane on Mon, 11/26/2018 – 3:48pm Back in September at the National Direct Ag Marketing summit, I got the chance to present a poster on TLC’s work combining grants to bolster our farmers market and food access programming (more about that trip in a past blog entry). In a nutshell, our poster […]
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Friendsgiving: Why we Gather to Give Thanks
Submitted by Taidghin O’Brien on Thu, 11/15/2018 – 4:10pm Rey and I went to a Friendsgiving celebration last night and it reminded me what Thanksgiving is about, not from a historical standpoint but from an etymological standpoint. Thanksgiving is a celebratory embodiment of the actual act of giving thanks. But, more on that later. We […]
My First Cup
Submitted Fri, 11/09/2018 – 10:45am This week’s blog entry is from a guest writer. Mark Cannon tells us about his experience competing for the first time at our Artisan Cup & Fork Chef Competition in September. Mark Cannon, Pitmaster at Black Dog Smoke and Ale House, Urbana I didn’t know what I was getting into when […]
The Chicken Tractor
Submitted by Jacquelyn Evers on Tue, 10/30/2018 – 10:38am When I first started at The Land Connection, we had an event on the calendar titled, “Chicken Tractors.” For weeks I thought this had to be an inside joke because I had never come across the term, but I didn’t say anything and knew the meaning […]
Should I squeeze your tomatoes?: What your vendors would like you to know
Submitted by Sarah Simeziane on Tue, 10/23/2018 – 1:18pm The winding down of farmers market season always brings mixed emotions with it. On the one hand, it’s getting colder and colder each week and we’ve been at it for 6 months, and in some ways, we’re just ready to be done standing around a parking lot. […]
On Farm Variety Trials: Designing a Replicated Variety Trial
Submitted by Mallory Krieger on Thu, 10/18/2018 – 7:56am This is Part 4 of a multi-part series on On-Farm Variety Trials. Part 3: “Designing a Screening Trial” can be found here. Last month, I outlined the design of a screening trial. In this installment, I will discuss the design of a replicated variety trial. In […]
