Submitted by Jeff Hake on Thu, 12/25/2014 – 10:43pm My plant set-up, in its current state as a home for some tender refugees from the winter. For the first time in years, I spent most of the 2014 growing season in the office instead of on a farm. However, a farmer doesn’t fade so easily. […]
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The View from Winter
Submitted by Magdalena Caspe… on Mon, 12/22/2014 – 10:04am Winter has officially begun. The solstice was yesterday, a day that started just before daybreak with a 20 mile run at Clinton Lake, followed by a fire and white chili with many other runners, followed by a few (sunny!) hours of frisbee, followed by quite possibly […]
Eat Local in the Winter
Submitted by Cara Cummings on Mon, 12/15/2014 – 8:20am But of course you can eat locally in Illinois in January! One of my favorite fall and winter dishes is roasted roots. They make a healthy, hearty, and beautiful meal. You can use whatever is available from your local farmer. I use a big variety of […]
Winter Radishes Lighten and Brighten the Holidays
Submitted by Terra Brockman on Sun, 12/07/2014 – 10:51pm While winter holidays and parties are wonderful times to share food and drink with family and friends, they are also often a challenge to the better angels of our diet. But just because it’s winter doesn’t mean you can’t sit down to a simple, satisfying salad. […]
Family and Friendsgiving
Submitted by Stephanie Fenty on Mon, 12/01/2014 – 2:13pm I feel like Thanksgiving snuck up even faster than ever this year. But hey, maybe people say that every year. I am never really ready for the cold or the holidays and the long wait until I can see the glorious red of tomatoes at the […]
The freedom of the frost
Submitted by Jeff Hake on Thu, 11/20/2014 – 11:18am A funny thing happens to many farmers this time of year. They take a long overdue deep breath, as if the growing season was a weight that had been lifted from their chests. This in itself is not the funny thing. Rather, it’s that this breath […]