Submitted by Cara Cummings on Mon, 04/14/2014 – 10:42am If you have peeked ahead in your TLC Farmer calendar, you already know something about Jen and Andy Miller, owners of Rush Creek Farm in Sidney, Illinois. The day I was out talking with them last summer was one of those perfectly beautiful Midwestern sky days, […]
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What the Heck are Ramps, Anyway?
Submitted by Terra Brockman on Tue, 04/08/2014 – 10:21am Spring has been a long time coming this year. But there is one silver lining to the cold and blustery days: an extended season for wild ramps, and the opportunity to attend The Land Connection’s Ramp Fest on April 22, at Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery […]
My Farm Dream
Submitted by Jeff Hake on Tue, 04/01/2014 – 9:25am Over the melon field at Broadturn Farm, Scarborough, ME. Traditionally speaking, I’ve never been a farmer. The title implies land ownership, independence, and ruggedness. Having never been a land owner or numero uno on a farm and certainly having never cut a rugged figure, I didn’t […]
Life on a Kenyan Farm
Submitted by Akshita Siddula on Mon, 03/24/2014 – 4:54pm Last fall I was interning at an international nonprofit organization in Mombasa, Kenya and staying with a host family. My family consisted of six direct siblings and two loving parents. While some of my siblings were older and lived outside of the home, the three that […]
my imagination hurts
Submitted by Magdalena Casper on Thu, 03/20/2014 – 4:02pm This morning, I texted one of my friends “my imagination hurts.” One of the big projects we are working on now is a USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant to help farmers use social media in their marketing. As part of this, we are creating five monthly […]
Story. Personality. Soul.
Submitted by Jeff Hake on Mon, 03/17/2014 – 11:31am Story. Personality. Soul. I have discovered of late, in my new work with The Land Connection, that it is these things, not corn or milk or hayrides, that the new wave of entrepreneurial farmers is selling. This year’s MOSES conference was rife with this sentiment. “You […]
