Submitted by Magdalena Casper on Fri, 09/05/2014 – 2:25pm When I lived in Japan in college, I met a Japanese man who said he wanted to come to America to see the horizon. I didn’t really understand what he meant at the time. Living in Tokyo means there are lots of buildings, everywhere, and most […]
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Tomato: Art and Agriculture
Submitted by Cara Cummings on Thu, 08/28/2014 – 9:54am The tomato. In my house this week, it is where agriculture meets art. August is that time of year when I, a self proclaimed tomato fanatic, find myself watching the mounds of the sweet juicy fruits in a literal rainbow of colors cover every inch of […]
Life, Liberty, and Seed Libraries
Submitted by Terra Brockman on Fri, 08/22/2014 – 12:51pm In this season of abundance, it’s worth taking a moment to appreciate the fact that just about every vegetable you eat, not to mention grains, started with a seed — a miracle of life inside a hard overcoat. Seed, like life itself, is better when shared. […]
“We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our children”
Submitted by Stephanie Fenty on Thu, 08/14/2014 – 4:53pm Last weekend, I put in a dedicated effort to explore the cultural landscape of Champaign-Urbana. I attended an annual event called Pecha Kucha night at the Krannert Center for Performing Arts where nine speakers were given seven minutes each to present a speech on a topic […]
You, farmer-citizen
Submitted by Jeff Hake on Fri, 08/08/2014 – 2:18pm Last year, I wrote a list of all the things a farmer must be. Zoologist, gourmand, mechanic, accountant, salesperson, naturalist, executive, and lumberjack were just a few items on the list, but I keep coming across more. This past winter, a speaker at a conference added […]
Happy National Farmers’ Market Week!
Submitted by Magdalena Casper on Mon, 08/04/2014 – 3:43pm August 2nd through 9th marks National Farmers’ Market week! Surely you’ve seen the new stamps, decorated with the sort of bounty one might find in late summer or early autumn in central Illinois. And with close to 350 markets just in Illinois, there is NO excuse […]
