Submitted by sarah@thelandco… on Mon, 03/07/2016 – 1:17pm The National Restaurant Association has just released their 2016 food trends forecast, and local food continues its reign. All of us at the Land Connection are so excited to see a reflection of our mission in the Top 10 trends: Local meats and seafood? Check. Locally-grown produce? […]
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A Strong Market Foundation Starts with the Community
Submitted by Stephanie Fenty on Tue, 03/01/2016 – 11:51am Last week, Sarah and I headed up to Chicago to attend the Illinois Farmers’ Market Association’s annual conference. We were excited to learn from other various other individuals and organizations that had stakes in the success of farmers’ markets and the local food movement. We heard […]
The weather is here, but is it really beautiful?
Submitted by Cara Cummings on Mon, 02/22/2016 – 5:11pm This past Saturday the temperature reached nearly 70 degrees. It was our last Central Illinois Farm Beginnings session for the 2015/16 class, and we enjoyed our lunch (prepared with ingredients from local farms) at a long table outside at Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery, in the sunshine, […]
The Importance of SNAP in Illinois
Submitted by sarah@thelandco… on Mon, 02/15/2016 – 6:13pm When it comes to getting produce variety, we’re pretty lucky in Champaign-Urbana. Asparagus hits early, and then come the strawberries. Sweetcorn season is pretty incredible. We have a nice long summer season full of tomatoes and peppers and eggplants (I seem to have ratatouille on the brain). Although […]
5 Things I Learned about Instagram From Guestagramming on FMC
Submitted by Stephanie Fenty on Sun, 02/07/2016 – 1:06pm As I’m sure many of you know by now, The Land Connection was given the opportunity to be a guest instagrammer on the Farmers’ Market Coalition’s account for the past two weeks. It was quite the privilege to be able to share our market’s story with […]
Put your money on diversity
Submitted by Jeff Hake on Sun, 01/31/2016 – 2:54pm Writing a blog like this is a privilege for so many reasons. One reason is that I get to be expressive in a way that neither scientists nor journalists are able to. So let me tell you this: there is a new study out from Iowa […]
