Submitted by Cara Cummings on Mon, 07/27/2015 – 11:59am Next week (August 2-8) is National Farmers’ Market Week, and we want to #CUatthemarkets! Please join Urbana’s Market at the Square and The Land Connection’s Champaign Farmers’ Market in supporting the farmers who work so hard to grow fresh, healthy, local foods for our community. This […]
Cara Cummings
Soil and Sunshine
Submitted by Cara Cummings on Mon, 01/12/2015 – 2:58pm As we entered 2015, the international year of soils–as designated by the United Nations General Assembly and implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations— I was far away from the fertile soils of central Illinois, on a warm beach in the Turks […]
Somewhere between Cilantro and Coriander, there is a tasty jar of pickles
Submitted by Cara Cummings on Fri, 06/30/2017 – 10:20am If I were a bit more on top of things, I would start a second round of cilantro and try to time it to be ready to harvest when the tomatoes are ready. But since I have not been starting it at all the past few […]
Spring is the Season of the Perfect Bite
Submitted by Cara Cummings on Fri, 04/14/2017 – 3:13pm Spring, the way I see it, is best enjoyed naked. When the first flowers burst through the soil, or explode out of their buds, they often appear in an instantaneous blaze of color, and with no–or at least quite simple–leaves. When the first edible treasures appear, […]
Spring. Time to Bottle it.
Submitted by Cara Cummings on Mon, 05/22/2017 – 9:14am Chive Save the spring. It seems like I spend a lot of time willing spring to arrive. And then when it finally does, I want it to hurry up and slow down. The colors, flavors, and smells of spring are dizzying, and I love it so […]
Thank You
Submitted by Cara Cummings on Mon, 11/28/2016 – 11:34am Dear Friends, As The Land Connection’s programs, farmer network, and staff continue to grow, I have to remind myself of how far we have come as an organization, and of how many people have been part of our growth. Thanksgiving week offered me that opportunity. I […]
