Submitted by Bob Porter on Mon, 06/15/2015 – 9:35am I was at the Illinois Horticultural Field Day in Granville, Illinois last week. This is a yearly event attended mainly by people working in fruit and vegetable production from all over the state of Illinois. I had a chance to talk about the workshops The Land Connection offers on […]
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Learning how to roll
Submitted by Bob Porter on Mon, 10/05/2015 – 3:55pm I had the pleasure of spending last Sunday afternoon at the Sangamon River Forest Preserve near Fisher, Illinois. A relatively new park, it sits at a shallow spot in the river, surrounded by old-growth trees and restored prairie. It’s a lovely spot, with a history that […]
New Markets
Submitted by Bob Porter on Fri, 05/15/2015 – 5:42pm I’m writing this on a Friday, and as of right now we have two Champaign Farmers’ Markets under our belts. And in my case, I mean that literally. We’ve quickly discovered that it’s pretty hard to be surrounded by gorgeous produce and not go buy some. We naturally […]
Not Just Pretty Pictures
Submitted by Bob Porter on Mon, 11/02/2015 – 8:58am One of the places where The Land Connection really shines is in the quality of our visual media. If you’re looking at the various places where we live online, you’re sure to see beautiful pictures of farms, training classes, recipes made with locally grown ingredients, or our recently-concluded farmers market. […]
Preparing the Ground
Submitted by Bob Porter on Mon, 04/20/2015 – 3:27pm You can’t beat spring for starting off in a new direction. Possibilities and ideas start popping up like new shoots. You can feel the opportunities for change starting to emerge like hypocotyl arches pushing their way out of the soil. Seems like an auspicious time to […]
Progress at the Farm Progress Show
Submitted by Bob Porter on Tue, 09/08/2015 – 9:40am At the Farm Progress Show in Decatur last week, I saw encourging signs that even among conventional farmers there is growing recognition of the importance of sustainable farming practices. During two panel discussions, one on cover crops, the other on wildlife restoration, the conversation made it […]
