Book Club: March 21 Join The Land Connection and Healthy Champaign County for their first ever joint Book Club! The club will read Ken Meter’s book, Building Community Food Webs.
Ken Meter on Building Community Food Webs Enjoy a special evening with renowned food systems analyst and author Ken Meter, including a reception, presentation, and book signing.
2024 Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day Purdue University's MEIGS Horticultural Research Farm in Lafeyette, Indiana will be the host site for the 2024 Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day (MMWCFD). MMWCFD connects farmers, machinery manufacturers, and the allied trades for a single day event that draws farmers from all over the Midwest.
End-of-Year Celebration The Land Connection invites you to help us celebrate the close of 2023 with a special event during the last indoor farmers market of the year.
Planning for Agritourism in Illinois The Land Connection along with the Illinois Farm Bureau invites you to join us at Curtis Orchard in Champaign to explore what planning for agritourism in Illinois looks like, where it could grow and what you need to know to get there.
Finding the Right Farm: Land Access 101 Looking to take the next step for your farmland dreams? This free introduction to farmland access will introduce you to the basics of finding and securing a land arrangement that makes sense for you. In this webinar, you’ll learn how to evaluate your farmland needs, be efficient in your search, and assess land opportunities.
Planning for the Future of your Farmland Join American Farmland Trust and Illinois FarmLink, a program of The Land Connection, partners, and farm families to learn how to approach the farm succession process and secure the future of your farmland.
Farm Dreams Workshop Series [ONLINE] The online Farm Dreams workshop series will be held over three consecutive Mondays in October (17, 24 and 31) from 6-8 pm. Each session will include exercises and guided discussion to help aspiring farmers assess their skills and resources, and provide direction for next steps in building a farm business.
Kitchen Herb Skills | Class Series 2023 The Land Connection and Common Ground Food Cooperative have partnered again for a new class series teaching how to incorporate local herbs in everyday, useful ways.
Perennial Soil Health Field Day Join Savanna Institute, NRCS, and The Land Connection for a perennial soil health field day at Zumwalt Acres on July 19, 2023.
