Submitted by Cassie Carroll on Tue, 04/19/2016 – 9:04am Cage-free, grass-fed, natural – I know we have all seen these terms before and thought, “This sounds really healthy for me and probably better than this other brand. I should support these practices …sounds good let’s buy them!” Well, I’ll be the first to admit that […]
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I burnt my food, and I’m glad
Submitted by Jeff Hake on Mon, 04/11/2016 – 4:06pm Creating this wall of logs made for some really hot coals. A wood fire in the backyard is one of my favorite ways to cook. If you plan to have a campfire with friends, why not make use of the heat? It takes a little bit […]
Making a Market in May
Submitted by Stephanie Fenty on Tue, 04/05/2016 – 9:45am It’s April already and I am so glad that it’s actually starting to feel like it! (I’ll never forget the April blizzard of a few years back…) The ground is warming, the sun is still going strong when I get out of the office. And things […]
Honoring Beginning Farmers
Submitted by Cara Cummings on Mon, 03/28/2016 – 7:47am Last week I traveled up to Chicago to go to the Good Food Festival. The gathering brought together policy makers, educators, food entrepreneurs, and farmers, just to name a few. There was a floor full of exhibitors with foods to taste, demos–like how to make your […]
The Fifth Season
Submitted by Jeff Hake on Mon, 03/21/2016 – 5:42pm Until I began working for The Land Connection, “conference season” was not a season with which I was familiar. “Winter”, “summer”, or even “monsoon” had crossed my path before, but conference season was novel. So what is conference season? It straddles a bit of fall, all […]
Meet TLC’s New Program Director – Cassie Carroll
Submitted by Cassie Carroll on Thu, 03/10/2016 – 5:37pm HAY TLC Followers – Cassie Carroll here – your new local food and farm trailblazer! As the newest member of The Land Connection (this is my 3rd day now… maybe by the time you’re reading this it will be my 4th or 5th…), I wanted to share […]
